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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the narrator, who are the only people who actually think in life?
(a) Psychologists and psychiatrists.
(b) Monks and nuns.
(c) Mystics and ascetics.
(d) Poets.

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

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

4. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?
(a) A kind man.
(b) A gentleman.
(c) A wise man.
(d) A thoughtful man.

5. What sight makes the narrator wish he had the "gift of ruthless self-expression?"
(a) Rainbow.
(b) Sunrise.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sunset.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?

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

3. In Section 76, the narrator envisions an actual machine being built to allow people to have what ability?

4. Which of the narrator's poems does he like in the present day?

5. When does the narrator say he feels more like himself?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the narrator's comparison of his dreams and thoughts to a garden.

2. Does the narrator do good or evil deeds?

3. Who helped the narrator get his job, and why does he value the job?

4. How does the narrator define unconscious intelligence, and to what does he compare it?

5. What does the narrator believe differentiates him from other people? Explain his reasoning.

6. What does the narrator notice about a bad lithograph? What does he compare it to and why?

7. Why does the narrator say he writes with scenic description interspersed in his writing?

8. What does the narrator say his job and his rented room represent?

9. Why does the narrator say that don't people change their lives, even when repulsed by them?

10. Why does the narrator say he anticipates upcoming events in life?

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