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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 151 - 184.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what condition does the narrator seem to believe that all other people live in daily?
(a) Unconscious intelligence.
(b) Unconscious stupor.
(c) Unconscious sleep.
(d) Unconscious bravery.

2. What is the narrator's day job?
(a) Writer of books.
(b) Poet.
(c) Cashier at a store.
(d) Assistant bookkeeper.

3. 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) Aging and lacking potential promotion.
(d) Bland and lacking interest.

4. The narrator says that other people live through their feelings. What does he say that he lives through?
(a) His faith.
(b) His spirituality.
(c) His religion.
(d) His thoughts.

5. What poet has helped the narrator perfect his vision of the world?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) Frost.
(c) Verde.
(d) Pope.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator, who are the only people who actually think in life?

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

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

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