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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?
(a) Just turned 25.
(b) Just turned 19.
(c) Almost 15.
(d) Not yet 21.

4. Who does Bernard refer to as a "drunken sailor?"
(a) Louis.
(b) Dr. Crane.
(c) Neville.
(d) Percival.

5. Who did Bernard seek to comfort during Section 1?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Susan.
(c) Louis.
(d) Neville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who shifts in his seat in Section 2 so that he might catch a glimpse of Percival?

2. Who refers to "sudden kisses" as a "crudity"?

3. How is the singing of the birds described in Section 3's opening?

4. Which of the children struggles with mathematics?

5. What does the italicized prose at the beginning of the first section describe?

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