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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John say he is afraid he has spent his whole life thinking of in Chapter 4?
(a) Only himself.
(b) Dreadful things.
(c) Bad thoughts.
(d) Other people.

2. What quality of May's does John claim she has "finer" than him?
(a) Her nerves.
(b) Her skin.
(c) Her compassion.
(d) Her heart.

3. What does John say is the one desire he has left at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) To be alone.
(b) To be happy.
(c) To be rich.
(d) That he shouldn't have been sold.

4. During what month does Chapter 1 take place?
(a) January.
(b) May.
(c) October.
(d) April.

5. How long does John stand at the object he visits at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) 1 hour.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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 ________".

2. Finish this sentence: "You mean you feel how my obsession--poor old thing--may correspond to some possible ______."

3. Who comes into the room where May and John are having their conversation near the end of Chapter 4?

4. Complete this sentence: "You mean that it has come as a positive definite ______, with a name and a date."

5. Why does John say May cannot simply be a mere confidant in Chapter 2?

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