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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 437 - 455.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what is the result of the disappearance of Christianity?
(a) Judaism.
(b) Hedonism.
(c) Romanticism.
(d) Satanism.

2. Why does the narrator say poetry should be written by children?
(a) Because it is elementary.
(b) Because they have an honesty that cannot be duplicated.
(c) Because they understand meter.
(d) Because they have a natural rhythm.

3. The narrator says he does not need fast automobiles to understand what speed is like. How does he experience speed?
(a) In his dreams.
(b) In his daily routine.
(c) In his thoughts.
(d) At night.

4. What smell brings back memories of the narrator's childhood?
(a) Cotton Candy.
(b) Candy apples.
(c) Smoked ham.
(d) Cigarette smoke.

5. What characteristic trait does the narrator believe he likes because he holds this characteristic in his own soul?
(a) Pioneering.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Pettiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what natural occurrence does the narrator liken his own feelings of tedium?

2. Who wrote the play that the narrator discusses as terribly flawed?

3. What lie does the narrator tell a clerk about his feelings about being alone?

4. What is the name of the chapter in which the narrator seems to be declaring his love for some woman?

5. How does the narrator describe his own face in a photo of him and his work associates?

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