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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Bernard characterize his last day at school?
(a) An occasion for tears.
(b) One final ceremony.
(c) An occasion for laughter.
(d) As ambiguous in significance.

3. What do the characters wish to do with the moment they share in the restaurant in Section 4?
(a) Tarnish it.
(b) Meditate on it.
(c) Cherish it.
(d) Forget it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant fact does the reader learn about Bernard's life early in Section 4?

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

3. What is the dominant image in the beginning of Section 2?

4. What makes Jinny feel "native" in her environment?

5. To where does Percival travel from England?

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