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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word best describes Rhoda's tone in Section 1?
(a) Despairing.
(b) Pleased.
(c) Excited.
(d) Neurotic.

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

3. Who is the first character to speak?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Louis.
(d) Rhoda.

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

5. What makes Jinny feel "native" in her environment?
(a) The music.
(b) A picture on the wall.
(c) The people constantly passing her.
(d) The gaudiness of her surroundings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wolfe describe the birds' song at the beginning of the first section?

2. Who is fond of the "orderly progress" exhibited by the schoolboys?

3. Who professes that Bernard looks composed?

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

5. Who takes the children for a "brisk walk"?

(see the answer key)

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