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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 many times has the narrator been in love?
(a) Never.
(b) Twice.
(c) Once.
(d) A dozen or more times.

2. At what unusual time are the people in the narrator's office forced to turn off the electrical lights?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

3. When does the narrator say he feels more like himself?
(a) When he is alone in the park.
(b) When he is with his mother.
(c) When he is sleepy.
(d) When he is at a party.

4. What job position -- if it existed -- does the narrator say he would be perfect to fill?
(a) Improver for art.
(b) Royal writer of words.
(c) Arbiter of elegance.
(d) Examiner of grammar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What sight makes the narrator wish he had the "gift of ruthless self-expression?"

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, in addition to dreams, does the narrator say can substitute life?

5. Who does the narrator visit in the country?

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