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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't the narrator do any good deeds?
(a) He doesn't get paid to do good deeds.
(b) It's too time consuming.
(c) They might spark evil outcome.
(d) He can't think of any.

2. At what unusual time are the people in the narrator's office forced to turn off the electrical lights?
(a) 1 p.m.
(b) 2 p.m.
(c) 10 a.m.
(d) 4 p.m.

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

4. To live each day to its fullest, what does the narrator say one must do?
(a) Forget the previous day.
(b) Do one good deed more than the previous day.
(c) Recall the previous day.
(d) Pick up where the previous day left off.

5. What does the narrator define as a phenomenon where a person is unaware of a flash of intelligence?
(a) Unconscious brain spark.
(b) Unconscious stupor.
(c) Unconscious mind lightening.
(d) Unconscious intelligence.

6. The narrator says that other people live through their feelings. What does he say that he lives through?
(a) His faith.
(b) His thoughts.
(c) His religion.
(d) His spirituality.

7. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Pessoa.
(b) Moerira.
(c) Vasquez.
(d) Soares.

8. How many types of artists does the narrator say there are?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

9. How does rain make the narrator feel?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Sleepy.
(d) Invigorated.

10. When does the narrator believe he is truly able to be himself?
(a) At night.
(b) In church.
(c) On stage.
(d) At the office.

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

12. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?
(a) Incomprehensible.
(b) Decadence.
(c) Isolating.
(d) Sensual.

13. After rereading some of his writings, what does the narrator think of them?
(a) They should be published soon.
(b) He has too many grammatical errors.
(c) They are worthless.
(d) They are timeless classics.

14. What does the narrator believe people should groom the same way they groom their bodies?
(a) Their religious faith.
(b) Their children.
(c) Their destiny.
(d) Their finances.

15. What, in addition to dreaming, does the narrator say makes up his life?
(a) Drinking.
(b) Action.
(c) Crying.
(d) Thinking.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?

2. Who concerns themselves with the mystical aspect of Rabbinic Judaism?

3. What does the narrator call sensations that keep a person from thinking?

4. Where does the narrator spend his three-day vacation?

5. What sight makes the narrator wish he had the "gift of ruthless self-expression?"

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