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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the girls is first to speak in Section 2?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Miss Lambert.
(c) Susan.
(d) Rhoda.

2. Which character closes Section 2?
(a) Louis.
(b) Percival.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Neville.

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

4. How does Wolfe describe the birds' song at the beginning of the first section?
(a) "Barely audible."
(b) "A blank melody outside."
(c) "Like the chiming of bells."
(d) "A disruptive cacophony."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the boys doing when the monologues in Section 2 return to their perspective?

2. How does Bernard characterize his last day at school?

3. Who decides to "put off my hopeless desire to be Susan, to be Jinny"?

4. Who provides an elaborate description of bathing at the end of the day?

5. Who is the first character to speak?

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