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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 109 - 150.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who admits to not reading the narrator's writings because he cannot understand them?
(a) The narrator's boss.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The narrator himself.
(d) The narrator's editor.

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

3. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?
(a) A gentleman.
(b) A wise man.
(c) A kind man.
(d) A thoughtful man.

4. 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.

5. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Pessoa.
(b) Moreira.
(c) Vasquez.
(d) Soares.

Short Answer Questions

1. What complaint does the narrator make about the Tagus River in Section 79?

2. The narrator says he sometimes experiences a lapse of something. From what kind of lapse does he suffer?

3. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?

4. To live each day to its fullest, what does the narrator say one must do?

5. What does the narrator say is the best way to ignore life?

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