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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asserts, "The words of authority are corrupted by those who speak them"?
(a) Percival.
(b) Neville.
(c) Louis.
(d) Bernard.

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

3. How would you characterize Neville's attitude as he waits for the others to arrive in Section 4?
(a) Agitated.
(b) Calm.
(c) Impatient.
(d) Depressed.

4. Which of the characters recognizes themselves as the group's strongest member in Section 5?
(a) Neville.
(b) Louis.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Susan.

5. Generally, what word best describes the mood of Bernard at the end of section 8, as compared to the beginning?
(a) His mood has improved.
(b) He has become more depressed.
(c) He remains anxious and unsure.
(d) He has fallen into confusion.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the reader encounters him in Section 7, toward whom does Neville express some resentment or jealousy?

2. What is all that Neville possesses?

3. How does Jinny characterize her social life as it is in Section 6?

4. Who kissed Louis in the garden?

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

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