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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 41 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?
(a) A writer.
(b) An infant.
(c) A painter.
(d) An actor.

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

3. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Soares.
(b) Moerira.
(c) Pessoa.
(d) Vasquez.

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

5. What further sickens the narrator about the common human beings?
(a) Seeing a high school graduation ceremony.
(b) Watching a couple hold hands in the park.
(c) Seeing them play with their children.
(d) Walking among them and listening to them talk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing the narrator recognizes as reality?

2. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?

3. What is the narrator's day job?

4. According to the narrator, what is the result of the disappearance of Christianity?

5. Who is the narrator's boss?

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