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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of failure does the narrator say a "drop of dignity under the shadow" would become in Chapter 3?
(a) Silly.
(b) Grotesque.
(c) Horrible.
(d) Insane.

2. Why does John say May cannot simply be a mere confidant in Chapter 2?
(a) Because he doesn't trust her.
(b) Because she is a woman.
(c) Because of her interest in his predicament.
(d) Because she doesn't trust him.

3. What does the narrator say began for John "in a thick cluster" and at the time when "the unexpected died out?"
(a) Agony.
(b) Lies.
(c) Surprises.
(d) Secrets.

4. What does John tell May he often wonders if it's fair in Chapter 2?
(a) For May to be granted her inheritance.
(b) For he and May to be friends.
(c) For May to be so involved in his secret.
(d) For he and May to become married.

5. What was over the chimney in the room where John and May begin their conversation in Chapter 1?
(a) A portrait.
(b) A cross.
(c) A wreath.
(d) A mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say the items being perused by the visitors "almost made" the house?

2. Finish this sentence: "You know you told me something I've never forgotten and that again and again has made me think of you since; it was that tremendously hot day when we went to Sorrento, across the bay, for the ________".

3. What does John say was the reason he was at the house in Chapter 1?

4. What does John say is the one desire he has left at the end of Chapter 4?

5. What does John say he felt that he had never felt before in Chapter 3?

(see the answer key)

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