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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 184 - 221.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Decadence.
(d) Isolating.

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

4. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?
(a) A thoughtful man.
(b) A kind man.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A gentleman.

5. What is the real purpose of literature, according to the narrator?
(a) To entertain the highly educated elite.
(b) To inform.
(c) To entertain the masses.
(d) To give the writer a creative outlet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say is necessary to become king of the world?

2. Which people does the narrator describe as stupid, insensitive, and uptight?

3. To live each day to its fullest, what does the narrator say one must do?

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

5. Where does the narrator spend his three-day vacation?

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