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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. What does the narrator see in the water at the end of "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) A whale.
(b) A ship.
(c) A school of fish.
(d) A rowboat.

2. In the beginning of "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator look at?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A portrait of Bonnard.
(c) A photograph of himself.
(d) A self-portrait.

3. Why does the narrator say he once tried to grow a beard?
(a) To impress a girl.
(b) To see if he could.
(c) To hide his face.
(d) To pretend to be someone else.

4. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say his priest told him about thoughts as a child?
(a) That they were never good.
(b) That they were owned by God.
(c) That they could be sins.
(d) That they should be written down.

5. How does the narrator say Anna's death affected his body?
(a) He became disgusted with it.
(b) He began to shake.
(c) He lost weight.
(d) He was nervous about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his pains?

2. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator say he once argued with Claire about?

3. What physical ailment does the narrator have in his dream in "Section 1: Part 2"?

4. What does the narrator assume Roget used to do to patients?

5. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say energizes him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator say he came to The Cedars?

2. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator remember about visiting the doctor with Anna?

3. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say about writing?

4. What narrative technique does the narrator use when describing the first time he was alone with Mrs. Grace?

5. What does the narrator say about the gods in "Section 1: Part 1"?

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

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

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

9. How does the narrator compare himself to self-portraits?

10. What did the narrator see the first time he saw the Grace family?

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