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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the Grace picnic, what does the narrator say worried him most about Mr. Grace?
(a) His poor driving skills.
(b) His violent side.
(c) His depression.
(d) His political influence.

2. Where is the stone located, in "Section 1: Part 6", that the narrator is transported to?
(a) A beach.
(b) A river bank.
(c) A rocky shore.
(d) A cliff.

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

4. How does the narrator describe the nighttime at The Cedars?
(a) Dark.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Spooky.

5. Where does the narrator say he took his daughter for tea after leaving the farm in "Section 1: Part 3"?
(a) A museum.
(b) His house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) A restaurant.

6. When does the narrator say his father left his family?
(a) The summer he met Chloe.
(b) The summer before he met Chloe.
(c) The summer after he met Chloe.
(d) When he was an infant.

7. When the narrator first meets Chloe, what is his impression of her mother?
(a) He dislikes her.
(b) He thinks she is nice.
(c) He thinks she is complicated.
(d) He adores her.

8. What is Myles' physical ailment?
(a) He has polio.
(b) He is blind.
(c) He has a limp.
(d) He is mute.

9. When the narrator receives a letter from Claire in "Section 1: Part 3", what does he decide to do?
(a) Send her a present.
(b) Send the letter back.
(c) Not write her back.
(d) Write her back.

10. Who is Mr. Todd?
(a) A businessman.
(b) A scientist.
(c) A historian.
(d) A doctor.

11. What does the narrator say Chloe used to do to grasshoppers?
(a) Keep them in a box.
(b) Pull their legs off.
(c) Set them on fire.
(d) Build them new homes.

12. What ancient city is the narrator reminded of while looking at the water in "Section 1: Part 6"?
(a) Athens.
(b) Troy.
(c) Rome.
(d) Sparta.

13. What does the narrator say he likened Mrs. Grace's body to as a teenager?
(a) A movie star.
(b) A fountain.
(c) A Greek goddess.
(d) A flower.

14. In "Section 1: Part 5", where does the narrator say he isn't when he says: "where [he is] neither alive nor..."
(a) Gone.
(b) Dead.
(c) The other place.
(d) Avoiding people.

15. What does the narrator say he never saw again after meeting Mr. and Mrs. Grace for the first time?
(a) Myles.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) The dog.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator say Anna's death affected his body?

2. At the picnic, who does the narrator say Mrs. Grace called jealous?

3. What confuses the narrator most about Bonnard?

4. How does the narrator describe living with his ill wife in "Section 1: Part 1"?

5. What does the narrator say fascinated him about Avril?

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