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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Even though most people make him sick, why does the narrator still love fellow man?
(a) Out of the kindness of his own heart.
(b) For the fact that he isn't like them.
(c) For their ability to be happy.
(d) For the respect they show him.

2. What does the narrator say that intelligent men should believe about God?
(a) That they should worship only the God of Christianity.
(b) There is no god.
(c) That medieval Celtics are the only correct religion.
(d) They shouldn't believe in a specific God.

3. What remained constant about the scales the girl played on her instrument when she lived above the narrator?
(a) She always got them wrong.
(b) The monotonous rhythm.
(c) The pitch.
(d) She played at the same time every day.

4. What does the narrator say he would be happy to do without having to live?
(a) See.
(b) Breath.
(c) Read.
(d) Write.

5. How old is the author of The Book of Disquiet when he dies?
(a) 35.
(b) 82.
(c) 47.
(d) 99.

6. Why does the narrator contend that a person cannot truly love another person?
(a) It is impossible to respect humanity.
(b) A person cannot own another person.
(c) A person never really knows another person.
(d) It is impossible to fear a mere human.

7. How does the narrator think that others see him?
(a) As a stranger or intruder.
(b) As a very intelligent, sensitve man.
(c) As a freak.
(d) As a romantic writer.

8. In what year does the author die?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1999.

9. What does the person who enjoys being sick like about having fever?
(a) Fever makes the person get extra attention and medication.
(b) Fever makes thoughts, feelings, and emotions become all jumbled together
(c) Fever makes the person hallucinate.
(d) Fever makes the person sweat and become pure again.

10. What is the only thing that a man ever completely owns, according to the narrator?
(a) Prayers.
(b) Faith.
(c) Love.
(d) Dreams.

11. What does the narrator say are the only memories that exist?
(a) Memories of school.
(b) Memories of literature.
(c) Memories of his mother.
(d) Memories of his father.

12. What characteristic does the narrator hope his wife will have?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Depression.
(c) Sterility.
(d) Fertility.

13. What does the narrator say is the only thing worth doing?
(a) Living.
(b) Reading.
(c) Seeing.
(d) Breathing.

14. What does the narrator say causes him to be even more sensitive to the things of the world?
(a) Trying to fit in with the intelligent people.
(b) Trying to break away from the world.
(c) Trying to break away from the intelligent people.
(d) Trying to fit in with the common people.

15. In which point of view is the book written?
(a) Second person.
(b) First person.
(c) Third person limited.
(d) Third person omniscient.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the narrator refer to tedium?

2. What does the narrator say he has inside him despite the appearance of being outwardly calm?

3. When was the manuscript for this book discovered?

4. What does the narrator prepare for a tea party?

5. In what year was The Book of Disquiet first published in English?

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