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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the italicized prose at the beginning of the first section describe?
(a) The clouds covering the sun.
(b) The moon rising in the sky.
(c) A day yet to begin.
(d) The sun at midday.

2. How did the character who witnesses the kiss in Section 1 react to it?
(a) With joy and excitement.
(b) With fear and despair.
(c) With anger and confusion.
(d) By also trying to kiss Louis.

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

4. Who refers to "sudden kisses" as a "crudity"?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Susan.
(c) Neville.
(d) Louis.

5. Who is not permitted to go on the walk?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Louis.
(c) Neville.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Bernard seek to comfort during Section 1?

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

3. What is significant about what day it is at the end of Section 2?

4. Which character closes Section 2?

5. What does Bernard acknowledge about his and the other boys' first night at school?

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