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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bernard doing at the beginning of Section 3?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Talking to Percival.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Meeting Susan.

2. When Neville hears the significant news in Section 5, to what does he compare it?
(a) The loss of a family member.
(b) The end of his life.
(c) The kiss between Jinny and Louis.
(d) Waking from a dream.

3. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?
(a) Just turned 25.
(b) Just turned 19.
(c) Almost 15.
(d) Not yet 21.

4. What does Neville conclude at the end of his Section 6 monologue?
(a) That Percival's death has paralyzed him.
(b) That, despite his love for Percival, he could find another man to love.
(c) That Percival had no effect on him.
(d) That he will commit suicide.

5. With what event in Bernard's life does the major news in Section 5 coincide?
(a) The death of his father.
(b) His wedding.
(c) Jinny's engagement.
(d) The birth of his first child.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which poet does Bernard compare himself to the point of attempting imitation in Section 3?

2. By the end of Section 6, what can we say for sure about Neville's feelings towards Percival?

3. What is Susan doing when she begins her major monologue in Section 3?

4. Who says, "Now let us issue from the darkness of solitude" at one point in Section 4?

5. Which of the speakers expresses an appreciation for natural beauty in Section 3?

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