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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 3 (pp. 32-52).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Miss Vavasour?
(a) She is eldery.
(b) She is in her 30s.
(c) She is middle-aged.
(d) She is in her 20s.

2. What was the daughter doing the first time the narrator saw her at the Grace house?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Playing.
(c) Reading.
(d) Cleaning.

3. How does the narrator describe Mr. Grace the first time he sees him?
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Tall.
(c) Overweight.
(d) Powerful.

4. In "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator overhear Anna say after he has a drink?
(a) What now?
(b) So what?
(c) Are you there?
(d) Who cares?

5. What confuses the narrator most about Bonnard?
(a) How to critique his work.
(b) How to treat him.
(c) How to write to him.
(d) How to define him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator struggle to write?

2. Who does Claire blame for breaking up her relationship in "Section 1: Part 3"?

3. How does the narrator describe his childhood home in "Section 1: Part 2"?

4. What does the narrator say he remembers most about the dairy farmer?

5. In "Section 1: Part 1", how does the narrator name the members of the Grace family?

(see the answer key)

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