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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is it that people really love of other people?
(a) The lustitude of other people.
(b) The bodies of other people.
(c) The spirit of other people.
(d) Their concept of other people.

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

3. What sight makes the narrator wish he had the "gift of ruthless self-expression?"
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sunset.

4. What is the real purpose of literature, according to the narrator?
(a) To inform.
(b) To give the writer a creative outlet.
(c) To entertain the masses.
(d) To entertain the highly educated elite.

5. What source does the author use frequently for the imagery of his descriptions and definitions?
(a) Nature.
(b) The dictionary.
(c) Literary terms.
(d) Religious terminology.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he believes animals are not happy?

2. What characteristic trait does the narrator believe he likes because he holds this characteristic in his own soul?

3. What, according to the narrator, is better than any destination one could travel to see?

4. Who does the narrator believe is the only one who knows his heart?

5. Who, along with a particular poet, has helped the narrator perfect his vision of the world?

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