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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Part 5 (pp. 68-93).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he thought about the Grace family as a child?
(a) To help him fall asleep.
(b) To make up stories.
(c) To escape.
(d) To try to become part of their family.

2. Why does the narrator say he would joke with his wife about people thinking she was pregnant?
(a) Because she wanted a baby.
(b) Because she was gaining weight.
(c) Because her ankles were swollen.
(d) Because of her illness.

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

4. Why does the narrator like to remember the Grace family in "Section 1: Part 1"?
(a) He married into their family.
(b) He is afraid of them.
(c) He feels like they owe him something.
(d) He has fond memories of them.

5. How does the narrator describe his childhood home in "Section 1: Part 2"?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Curious.
(c) Unhappy.
(d) Busy.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Section 1: Part 4", what animal does the narrator compare Myles to?

2. In "Section 1: Part 4", where does the narrator say people sail their vessels of sadness to?

3. When does the narrator say his father left his family?

4. At the end of "Section 1: Part 1", what does the narrator say he should have done?

5. In "Section 1: Part 5", where does the narrator say he isn't when he says: "where [he is] neither alive nor..."

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