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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how long does Bernard stay where he travels in Section 7?
(a) One week.
(b) Twenty days.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One month.

2. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?
(a) Just turned 25.
(b) Almost 15.
(c) Not yet 21.
(d) Just turned 19.

3. Where do we learn Bernard travels to in Section 7?
(a) Indian.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

4. As the reader encounters him in Section 7, toward whom does Neville express some resentment or jealousy?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Louis.
(d) Susan.

5. Which of the female characters does Neville express respect for?
(a) Susan.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Biddy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Rhoda react to the party in Section 3?

2. What image is Susan reminded of at the end of her monologue in Section 3?

3. What word does Louis use to characterize himself in Section 3?

4. In Section 5, who asks, "but what is the thing that lies beneath the semblance of the thing?"

5. To what does the narrator compare the sound of the waves at the end of Section 3's beginning?

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