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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 say will contain little intelligence and much stupidity?
(a) Any idea he offers.
(b) Any idea born in his workplace.
(c) Any idea based on religion rather than intellect.
(d) Any idea born by a group of people.

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

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

4. What is the only thing the narrator recognizes as reality?
(a) The unconditional love of his father.
(b) The love of God.
(c) His own sensations.
(d) The unconditional love of his mother.

5. Who helped the narrator get his job?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His aunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator credit for the idea of romantic love?

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

3. What complaint does the narrator make about the Tagus River in Section 79?

4. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?

5. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?

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