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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word does Louis use to characterize himself in Section 3?
(a) Loquacious.
(b) Average.
(c) Banal.
(d) Extraordinary.

2. By the end of Section 6, what can we say for sure about Neville's feelings towards Percival?
(a) That he was in love with Percival.
(b) That he felt Percival unduely held a position of high-regard.
(c) That Percival confused him.
(d) That he hated Percival.

3. In Section 8, what prevents the characters from relaxing around each other?
(a) The time they have spent apart.
(b) The absence of Percival.
(c) The lack of drinks.
(d) The lack of food.

4. Who asserts, "The words of authority are corrupted by those who speak them"?
(a) Neville.
(b) Percival.
(c) Louis.
(d) Bernard.

5. In Section 8, what happens between Rhoda and Louis?
(a) They agree to get married.
(b) They talk and rectify their past differences.
(c) They fight in private.
(d) They do not speak to each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. Generally, what word best describes the mood of Bernard at the end of section 8, as compared to the beginning?

2. In Section 5, how does Bernard describe Percival's presence in the lives of the other characters?

3. To what kind of historical figures does Louis compare himself in Section 6?

4. Who witnessed the kiss in the garden through a chink in the hedge in Section 1?

5. In Section 7, how does the poem which Louis muses on begin?

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