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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?
(a) From Ireland to Wales.
(b) From Warsaw to Moscow.
(c) Between Lisbon and Cascais.
(d) Between Paris and Callais.

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

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

4. The narrator says he sometimes experiences a lapse of something. From what kind of lapse does he suffer?
(a) Alcoholic.
(b) Apathy.
(c) Appetite.
(d) Attention.

5. What is the only thing the narrator recognizes as reality?
(a) The unconditional love of his mother.
(b) The love of God.
(c) The unconditional love of his father.
(d) His own sensations.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the narrator's boss?

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

4. What, in addition to dreaming, does the narrator say makes up his life?

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

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