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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic trait does the narrator believe he likes because he holds this characteristic in his own soul?
(a) Pettiness.
(b) Pompous.
(c) Pathetic.
(d) Pioneering.

2. What does sunrise in the city make the narrator do?
(a) Think.
(b) Awaken.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Live.

3. Who does the narrator visit in the country?
(a) A friend.
(b) His mother.
(c) An aunt.
(d) A cousin.

4. Why does the narrator say poetry should be written by children?
(a) Because they have a natural rhythm.
(b) Because they have an honesty that cannot be duplicated.
(c) Because they understand meter.
(d) Because it is elementary.

5. How does being around other people and talking with them make the narrator feel?
(a) Tired.
(b) Confused.
(c) Energized.
(d) Inspired.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator believe people do because they are unable to change their own attitudes?

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

3. From which mode does the narrator usually experience things?

4. Who enjoys being sick?

5. Why does the narrator suggest that intelligent, sensitive people should remain as uneducated as possible?

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