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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, what kind of people own the world?
(a) Unfeeling.
(b) Common.
(c) Intelligent.
(d) Rich.

2. What source does the author use frequently for the imagery of his descriptions and definitions?
(a) Nature.
(b) Literary terms.
(c) The dictionary.
(d) Religious terminology.

3. What does the narrator fancy himself to be?
(a) An actor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A painter.
(d) An infant.

4. What does the narrator say is the only true form of pleasure that exists?
(a) Reading.
(b) Art.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Dreaming.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who, according to the author, is a prime example of the saying "ignorance is bliss?"

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

4. What does the narrator expect out of life?

5. What does autumn remind the narrator?

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