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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) A painter.
(c) An actor.
(d) An infant.

2. Who is the narrator's boss?
(a) Vasquez.
(b) Pessoa.
(c) Soares.
(d) Moreira.

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

4. When does the narrator believe he is truly able to be himself?
(a) At night.
(b) On stage.
(c) In church.
(d) At the office.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is the narrator's day job?

4. What does the narrator define as a phenomenon where a person is unaware of a flash of intelligence?

5. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?

(see the answer key)

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