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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the characters wish to do with the moment they share in the restaurant in Section 4?
(a) Tarnish it.
(b) Cherish it.
(c) Meditate on it.
(d) Forget it.

3. Why is one of the characters not permitted to go on the walk in Section 1?
(a) The character has to go to the playing fields.
(b) The character has to finish grammar exercises.
(c) The character is considered too sickly.
(d) The character has to picked up by an aunt.

4. How did the character who witnesses the kiss in Section 1 react to it?
(a) With fear and despair.
(b) By also trying to kiss Louis.
(c) With anger and confusion.
(d) With joy and excitement.

5. Who does Bernard refer to as "the authentics" in Section 4?
(a) Neville and Jinny.
(b) Louis and Rhoda.
(c) Susan and Rhoda.
(d) Jinny and Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides an elaborate description of bathing at the end of the day?

2. Which subject do the children appear to have a strong grasp of?

3. In Section 7, which two people does Susan name as those she "thinks sometimes of"?

4. Who "gape[s] like a young bird, unsatisfied, for something that has escaped me" in Section 8?

5. What does Bernard acknowledge about his and the other boys' first night at school?

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