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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator describe living with his ill wife in "Section 1: Part 1"?
(a) Like they were sinking.
(b) Like they were buried alive.
(c) Like they were on a new planet.
(d) Like they were on display.

2. Why does the narrator say he went to The Cedars after Anna died?
(a) He hoped the Graces would be there.
(b) He had to borrow money.
(c) He needed a place for Claire to stay.
(d) He needed a new home.

3. In "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator say he is trapped in?
(a) A book.
(b) A box.
(c) A bowl.
(d) An ocean.

4. In "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his pains?
(a) As needing topical creams.
(b) As perhaps being fictional.
(c) As stemming from his childhood.
(d) As being the result of an accident.

5. Why does the narrator contrast Anna's father with Anna?
(a) Because he is honest.
(b) Because he is immoral.
(c) Because he is tall.
(d) Because he is short.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that he saw at the Grace picnic that troubled him?

2. How does the narrator describe his childhood home in "Section 1: Part 2"?

3. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say his mother did when she once heard him crying?

4. Where is the narrator when he first meets Chloe?

5. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator overhear Anna say after he has a drink?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say he felt after meeting Avril?

2. What does the narrator say about place at the end of "Section 1: Part 6"?

3. What does the narrator say happened to the dairy farmer his would visit as a child?

4. How does the narrator describe the first time he met Chloe Grace?

5. What was the narrator's family life like before his father left?

6. When the narrator first met Chloe, what was his own family doing?

7. How does the narrator describe the early days of Anna's illness in "Section 1: Part 5"?

8. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say about the impact of Anna's death on him?

9. In "Section 1: Part 4", how does the narrator describe human sorrow?

10. Why does the narrator consult a medical dictionary in "Section 1: Part 6"?

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