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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refers to all the happenings as "scuffling and hubbub"?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Neville.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Louis.

2. What "ceremony" does Bernard dislike so much?
(a) Formal farewells.
(b) Going to school.
(c) Celebrating holidays.
(d) Having a family dinner.

3. What image is Susan reminded of at the end of her monologue in Section 3?
(a) Jinny kissing Louis.
(b) The waves crashing on the beach.
(c) A sermon in church.
(d) The estate at Elvedon.

4. In Section 5, how does Bernard describe Percival's presence in the lives of the other characters?
(a) As a conductor.
(b) As didactic.
(c) As a mediator.
(d) As spiritual.

5. What is most notable about Jinny's Section 6 monologue?
(a) She does not mention the children she has.
(b) She does not mention any of the other characters.
(c) She speaks solely about herself and Percival.
(d) She speaks in iambic pentameter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has the sun moved to at the beginning of Section 6?

2. In Section 5, who does Rhoda refer to as "a snob"?

3. Whose "mind is far too complex to be roused by any single activity"?

4. At one point in Section 6, Jinny says she is being "flung up, and flung down, like . . ." what?

5. With what event in Bernard's life does the major news in Section 5 coincide?

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