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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Section 5, who asks, "but what is the thing that lies beneath the semblance of the thing?"
(a) Bernard.
(b) Neville.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

3. Which of the female characters seems most content with her place in life when the reader encounters her in Section 3?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Miss Lambert.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Susan.

4. What is the name of the cook at school?
(a) Miss Curry.
(b) Biddy.
(c) Miss Hudson.
(d) Miss Lambert.

5. What is the first thing the reader learns in Section 5?
(a) That Neville has moved.
(b) That Bernard is divorced.
(c) That Percival has died.
(d) That Jinny is married.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Bernard refer to as "the authentics" in Section 4?

3. Who says, "Now let us issue from the darkness of solitude" at one point in Section 4?

4. How does Bernard characterize his last day at school?

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

(see the answer key)

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