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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 say his mother reacted when he told her about going to a picnic with the Grace family?
(a) She didn't care.
(b) She was worried.
(c) She was pleased.
(d) She was angry.

2. How does the narrator say he felt when he discovered the dairy farmer's lane in "Section 1: Part 3"?
(a) Confused.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Angry.
(d) Sad.

3. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say he lacked in the early days of Anna's illness?
(a) Faith.
(b) Money.
(c) Hope.
(d) Energy.

4. How does the narrator describe Miss Vavasour's appearance?
(a) Overly made-up.
(b) Well-dressed.
(c) Short.
(d) Young looking.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 3", what does the narrator blame on Claire?

2. Who does the narrator say introduced him to Mr. Grace?

3. In "Section 1: Part 5", what does the narrator say his priest told him about thoughts as a child?

4. At the end of "Section 1: Part 6", what does the narrator hear?

5. What does the narrator see in the water at the end of "Section 1: Part 6"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the narrator see when he looks in the mirror in "Section 1: Part 6"?

2. How does the narrator remember his mother reacting when he told her he wanted to go to a picnic with the Grace family?

3. In "Section 1: Part 4", what does the narrator say Chloe shared with him as they became friends?

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

5. In "Section 1: Part 3", what memories of Claire does the narrator have?

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

7. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say happened when he and Anna returned from the doctor's office?

8. What does the narrator say he and Claire argued about after visiting The Cedars together in "Section 1: Part 3"?

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

10. What does the narrator say happened after he saw Mrs. Grace's crotch at the picnic?

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