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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, in addition to dreaming, does the narrator say makes up his life?
(a) Action.
(b) Crying.
(c) Thinking.
(d) Drinking.

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

3. What does autumn remind the narrator?
(a) That all things eventually die.
(b) That Halloween is near.
(c) That winter is on its way.
(d) That summer is finally ending.

4. According to the narrator, what is it that people really love of other people?
(a) The spirit of other people.
(b) Their concept of other people.
(c) The lustitude of other people.
(d) The bodies of other people.

5. What complaint does the narrator make about the Tagus River in Section 79?
(a) It has a bad smell.
(b) It is too narrow.
(c) It's natural beauty has been destroyed.
(d) People have turned it into recreation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic trait does the narrator believe he likes because he holds this characteristic in his own soul?

2. What does the narrator believe about breaking the laws of grammar?

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

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

5. What simple change does the narrator says has a liberating affect on one's spirit?

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