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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 342 - 381.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say he feels more like himself?
(a) When he is at a party.
(b) When he is sleepy.
(c) When he is with his mother.
(d) When he is alone in the park.

2. What does the author advise people to do if they feel they must disclose information about themselves to others?
(a) Not to talk about family.
(b) Lie.
(c) Use a pseudonym.
(d) Don't discuss feelings.

3. After pointing out a play that he describes as terribly flawed, how does the narrator say he would have felt to be the author of that play?
(a) Embarrassed.
(b) Encouraged.
(c) Pitiful.
(d) Proud.

4. What does the narrator prepare for a tea party?
(a) Napkins and tablecloth.
(b) Four small cups.
(c) Three dozen tea cakes.
(d) A script for discussion.

5. In Section 305, the narrator explains that he feeds off of others' thoughts, emotions, and experiences. What does he refer to himself as based on this description?
(a) A plagarist.
(b) A lifeless lump.
(c) An intellectual.
(d) A parasite.

Short Answer Questions

1. After rereading some of his writings, what does the narrator think of them?

2. Whose life is like a ball of tangled yarn?

3. In what condition does the narrator seem to believe that all other people live in daily?

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

5. How does the narrator describe his own face in a photo of him and his work associates?

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