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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is picking flowers alone in the novel's first section?
(a) Louis.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Jinny.

2. Whose "mind is far too complex to be roused by any single activity"?
(a) Louis.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Neville.

3. What is Bernard doing at the beginning of Section 3?
(a) Meeting Susan.
(b) Writing a letter.
(c) Talking to Percival.
(d) Eating dinner.

4. With what is Neville most unhappy as he appears in Section 4?
(a) That Susan does not love him as he loves her.
(b) That Bernard is rude to him.
(c) That his food is cold.
(d) That Percival has not yet arrived.

5. In Section 4, how would you characterize the characters' attitude towards each other?
(a) Mostly favorable.
(b) Elation.
(c) Generally negative.
(d) Indifferent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the children struggles with mathematics?

3. Why have the characters gathered in Section 4?

4. What is the first speaker musing on at the beginning of Section 3?

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

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