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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bernard seem to be struggling to do during his final monologue of Section 8?
(a) Talk.
(b) Read.
(c) Write.
(d) Sleep.

2. Who takes the children for a "brisk walk"?
(a) Mrs. Constable.
(b) Miss Hudson.
(c) Mis Curry.
(d) Biddy.

3. Who shifts in his seat in Section 2 so that he might catch a glimpse of Percival?
(a) Neville.
(b) Louis.
(c) Dr. Crane.
(d) Bernard.

4. What does Bernard acknowledge about his and the other boys' first night at school?
(a) That it is the first time apart from their sisters.
(b) That it is the first time apart from their parents.
(c) That it is the first time sleeping in a new place.
(d) That it is the first time far from home.

5. What is the name of the boys' headmaster?
(a) Dr. Crane.
(b) Dr. Bloom.
(c) Dr. Ramsay.
(d) Percival.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the speakers expresses an appreciation for natural beauty in Section 3?

2. Who begins Section 3?

3. What physical feature does Rhoda struggle to identify on others?

4. What kind of insect does Woolf describe in the elaborate simile at the beginning of Section 7?

5. Why is one of the characters not permitted to go on the walk in Section 1?

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