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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 437 - 455.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say life will start working in his favor?
(a) On his birthday.
(b) Tomorrow.
(c) On New Year's Day.
(d) Never.

2. Who helped the narrator get his job?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

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

4. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Soares.
(b) Vasquez.
(c) Moerira.
(d) Pessoa.

5. Who hates to read the newspaper?
(a) The narrator's mother.
(b) The office boy.
(c) Soares.
(d) Vasquez.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which play does the narrator say is terribly flawed?

2. What does the narrator prepare for a tea party?

3. According to the narrator, what is a cult not worthy of worship?

4. Why will all writing be imperfect, according to the narrator?

5. If reading is a way to dream, who actually guides that dream?

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