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

2. What does the narrator struggle to write?
(a) A summary.
(b) An academic paper.
(c) A news article.
(d) A biography.

3. At the end of "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator describe his tone?
(a) Confused.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Judgmental.
(d) Peaceful.

4. What does the narrator say made him cry over Mrs. Grace as a teenager?
(a) Her sending him away.
(b) Not being able to know her better.
(c) His mother telling him to leave her alone.
(d) Her moving to the city.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say he felt when he discovered the dairy farmer's lane in "Section 1: Part 3"?

2. Where is the stone located, in "Section 1: Part 6", that the narrator is transported to?

3. What does the narrator say happened at the end of the Grace family picnic?

4. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say he once contemplated doing to Myles?

5. Why does the narrator like to remember the Grace family in "Section 1: Part 1"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator say about a "white box of light" in "Section 1: Part 6"?

2. At the end of "Section 1: Part 2", how does the narrator describe his mind?

3. In "Section 1: Part 2", what work does the narrator reveal himself to be working on?

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

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

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

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

8. What makes the narrator interested in his room at The Cedars?

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

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

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