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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator begin to think of writing as unappealing?
(a) After the critic finds fault with his work.
(b) After he is told he is not physically appealing.
(c) When his mother tells him his writing is lousy.
(d) After his book is rejected by a publisher.

2. What kinds of things tend to hurt the narrator easily, according to him?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Small things.
(c) Criticism from his boss.
(d) Comments made by the office boy.

3. Which of the narrator's beliefs seems to change daily?
(a) Belief in art.
(b) Belief in humanity.
(c) Belief in God.
(d) Belief in his own writing skill.

4. What is the reason that the people in the narrator's office are forced to turn off the electrical lights at an unusual time?
(a) Tornado.
(b) Thunderstorm.
(c) Hurricane.
(d) Cost.

5. What objects of nature does the narrator discuss when he describes Spring?
(a) The moon and sun.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Rainbows.
(d) Trees.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator say is the best way to ignore life?

3. What does the narrator say causes him to be even more sensitive to the things of the world?

4. How many types of artists does the narrator say there are?

5. What does the narrator prefer to write?

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