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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator believe is the only one who knows his heart?
(a) His mother.
(b) Himself.
(c) God.
(d) His father.

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

3. Why does the narrator say he believes animals are not happy?
(a) Because of their keen senses.
(b) Because they have smaller brains.
(c) Because they have no knowledge of happiness.
(d) Because they do not have a soul.

4. What is the narrator doing any time he is not interacting with people?
(a) Painting.
(b) Dreaming.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Sleeping.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is a disease born from civilization?

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

3. What poet has helped the narrator perfect his vision of the world?

4. What does the narrator credit for the idea of romantic love?

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

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