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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) Drinking.
(b) Crying.
(c) Action.
(d) Thinking.

2. What does the narrator say is an offensive form of human stupidity?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Divorce.
(c) Violence.
(d) Religion.

3. Which people does the narrator describe as stupid, insensitive, and uptight?
(a) Just his family.
(b) Those acceptable by the world's standards.
(c) Religious fanatics.
(d) White collar managment.

4. In Section 76, the narrator envisions an actual machine being built to allow people to have what ability?
(a) The ability to predict self-fulfillment.
(b) The ability to determine the worth of potential friends.
(c) The ability to read thoughts of others.
(d) The ability for self-analysis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator expect out of life?

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

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

4. What further sickens the narrator about the common human beings?

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

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