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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 261 - 301.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does rain make the narrator feel?
(a) Sleepy.
(b) Invigorated.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Lonely.

2. What makes man long for a father figure to guide him, according to the narrator?
(a) Lack of religious upbringing.
(b) Human nature.
(c) Weakness.
(d) Necessity.

3. Which people does the narrator describe as stupid, insensitive, and uptight?
(a) Those acceptable by the world's standards.
(b) Just his family.
(c) White collar managment.
(d) Religious fanatics.

4. Who does the narrator visit in the country?
(a) His mother.
(b) An aunt.
(c) A cousin.
(d) A friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What further sickens the narrator about the common human beings?

2. Which of the narrator's poems does he like in the present day?

3. What job position -- if it existed -- does the narrator say he would be perfect to fill?

4. What does the narrator's only sense of peace comes from reading?

5. What does the narrator say is a product of dreams, a copy of real life?

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