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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who witnessed the kiss in the garden through a chink in the hedge in Section 1?
(a) Susan.
(b) Neville.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

2. To what does the narrator compare the sound of the waves at the end of Section 3's beginning?
(a) British infantry.
(b) Roman soldiers.
(c) Turbaned warriors.
(d) Mongol hordes.

3. Who kissed Louis in the garden?
(a) Biddy.
(b) Susan.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

4. Which of the children struggles with mathematics?
(a) Neville.
(b) Louis.
(c) Susan.
(d) Rhoda.

5. Why is one of the characters not permitted to go on the walk in Section 1?
(a) The character has to finish grammar exercises.
(b) The character has to picked up by an aunt.
(c) The character is considered too sickly.
(d) The character has to go to the playing fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bernard describe during his first line of monologue?

2. Which of the female characters does Neville express respect for?

3. What is all that Neville possesses?

4. What physical feature does Rhoda struggle to identify on others?

5. Who asserts, "The words of authority are corrupted by those who speak them"?

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