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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapters 24, 25 and 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Conchis insist in regard to Nicholas?
(a) He shares his life story with Conchis.
(b) He never interrupts when Conchis is talking.
(c) He does not touch Conchis in anyway.
(d) He asks no questions.

2. What does Nicholas smell as he is getting ready for bed?
(a) Rotting corpse smell.
(b) Ammunition smell.
(c) Flowers from the garden smell.
(d) Woman's perfume smell.

3. How does Nicholas feel after he asks Conchis the same question that Conchis had previously asked Nicholas who agrees and the two part ways?
(a) A realistic and reassuring relief.
(b) An indescribable pain.
(c) A strong desire to harm himself.
(d) An indescribable new sensation.

4. Which of the following is not an accurate description Conchis uses as related to Nicholas?
(a) Defeated.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Honest.
(d) A mess.

5. Which of the following characters is the protagonist of this novel?
(a) Byron.
(b) Mitford.
(c) Alison.
(d) Nicholas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nicholas tell the gatekeeper when he returns his gun?

2. What does Nicholas continue to search for in the bathroom and around the house?

3. What does Nicholas tell Conchis about love?

4. What is Nicholas searching for as this novel opens?

5. What does Nicholas say began after he returned to his life at school?

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