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

2. What does the narrator's only sense of peace comes from reading?
(a) The Old Testament.
(b) Psalms and Proverbs specifically.
(c) The New Testament.
(d) The works of the Classical writers.

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

4. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?
(a) Between Paris and Callais.
(b) From Ireland to Wales.
(c) Between Lisbon and Cascais.
(d) From Warsaw to Moscow.

5. In Section 76, the narrator envisions an actual machine being built to allow people to have what ability?
(a) The ability to predict self-fulfillment.
(b) The ability to read thoughts of others.
(c) The ability for self-analysis.
(d) The ability to determine the worth of potential friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. After rereading some of his writings, what does the narrator think of them?

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

3. How many times has the narrator been in love?

4. What makes man long for a father figure to guide him, according to the narrator?

5. According to the narrator, who are the only people who actually think in life?

Short Essay Questions

1. When describing a sunset, what does the narrator wish he had and what makes him wish he had it?

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

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

4. What, according to the narrator, is the best way to ignore life and why?

5. Where does the narrator's train trip take him? Why can't he recall any of the sights from his trip?

6. How does the narrator compare love to clothing?

7. Explain the narrator's transformation from his day job to his writing.

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

9. Where does the narrator believe that dreams may exist?

10. Does the narrator do good or evil deeds?

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