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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who refers to "sudden kisses" as a "crudity"?
(a) Louis.
(b) Neville.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Susan.

2. Which of the characters muses on a book that he wishes to keep when he is older?
(a) Neville.
(b) Susan.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Rhoda.

3. Where does Bernard travel towards the end of his major monologue in Section 5?
(a) Susan's home.
(b) Neville's flat.
(c) Jinny's house.
(d) Louis' office.

4. Where has the sun moved to at the beginning of Section 6?
(a) It is just rising.
(b) It is not out at all because it is night.
(c) It is setting.
(d) It is past the mid-point in the sky.

5. What is significant about what day it is at the end of Section 2?
(a) It is the last day of summer.
(b) It is the last day of the boys' first term at school.
(c) It is the boys' first day of their second year at school.
(d) It is the boys' last day at school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bernard doing at the beginning of Section 3?

2. What separates Neville's monologue from the others in Section 6?

3. Whose Section 6 monologue features a musing on the passing of seasons?

4. Which character closes Section 2?

5. In Section 5, how does Bernard describe Percival's presence in the lives of the other characters?

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