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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the dominant image in the beginning of Section 2?
(a) A silent forest.
(b) Waves on the beach as the sun rises.
(c) The sun setting.
(d) The sun at mid-point in the sky.

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

3. How is the singing of the birds described in Section 3's opening?
(a) Cacophonous.
(b) Harmonious.
(c) Silent.
(d) Ominous.

4. What is Louis's profession when the reader encounters him in Section 3?
(a) Banker.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Chef.
(d) Poet.

5. Which of the characters muses on a book that he wishes to keep when he is older?
(a) Susan.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Neville.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the cook at school?

3. Who professes that Bernard looks composed?

4. Who hears "something stamping"?

5. Who is the first of the female speakers in Section 3?

(see the answer key)

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