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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 382 - 436.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the narrator think that others see him?
(a) As a romantic writer.
(b) As a very intelligent, sensitve man.
(c) As a stranger or intruder.
(d) As a freak.

2. Who is described as being stoic?
(a) Valquez.
(b) The narrator's brother.
(c) The office boy.
(d) Soares.

3. What does the narrator credit for the idea of romantic love?
(a) Christianity.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Satan.
(d) Individual faith.

4. How many types of artists does the narrator say there are?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

5. What is the writing style in which the writing seems to mimic the author's random thoughts?
(a) Stream of consciousness.
(b) FIrst person.
(c) Fiction.
(d) Omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what natural occurrence does the narrator liken his own feelings of tedium?

2. What does the narrator say is the best way to ignore life?

3. Who concerns themselves with the mystical aspect of Rabbinic Judaism?

4. According to the narrator, what is it that people really love of other people?

5. What does the narrator prefer to write?

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