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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What "ceremony" does Bernard dislike so much?
(a) Celebrating holidays.
(b) Having a family dinner.
(c) Formal farewells.
(d) Going to school.

2. What is significant about what day it is at the end of Section 2?
(a) It is the boys' last day at school.
(b) It is the last day of the boys' first term at school.
(c) It is the last day of summer.
(d) It is the boys' first day of their second year at school.

3. What does Bernard acknowledge about his and the other boys' first night at school?
(a) That it is the first time sleeping in a new place.
(b) That it is the first time apart from their sisters.
(c) That it is the first time far from home.
(d) That it is the first time apart from their parents.

4. Who repeats variations of the phrase, "I will gather my flowers and present them--Oh! to whom?"
(a) Susan.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

5. Who professes that Bernard looks composed?
(a) Percival.
(b) Louis.
(c) Neville.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first character to speak?

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

3. Who remarks, "The world is entire, and I am outside of it . . ."?

4. Who tells Rhoda in Section 1 that someone has arrived to pick her up?

5. What word best describes Rhoda's tone in Section 1?

(see the answer key)

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