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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator believe about breaking the laws of grammar?
(a) There should be no laws.
(b) It's okay sometimes.
(c) It's never okay.
(d) They should all be rewritten by him.

2. What does the narrator call sensations that keep a person from thinking?
(a) Overdeveloped faith.
(b) Underdeveloped faith.
(c) Undreamed dreams.
(d) Overdreamed dreams.

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

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

5. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?
(a) An old lady.
(b) A mischievious boy.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A sad girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What source does the author use frequently for the imagery of his descriptions and definitions?

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

3. The narrator says that other people live through their feelings. What does he say that he lives through?

4. Who is the narrator's boss?

5. The narrator says he does not need fast automobiles to understand what speed is like. How does he experience speed?

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