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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?
(a) Incomprehensible.
(b) Sensual.
(c) Isolating.
(d) Decadence.

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

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

4. How does the narrator describe his own face in a photo of him and his work associates?
(a) Lifeless and lacking in intelligence.
(b) Bright and friendly.
(c) Bland and lacking interest.
(d) Aging and lacking potential promotion.

5. How does being around other people and talking with them make the narrator feel?
(a) Energized.
(b) Inspired.
(c) Tired.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what condition does the narrator seem to believe that all other people live in daily?

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

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

4. Who is the narrator's boss?

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

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