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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bernard doing at the beginning of Section 3?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Meeting Susan.
(d) Talking to Percival.

2. Who does Bernard decide against comforting in Section 5?
(a) Neville.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Susan.
(d) Louis.

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

4. In Section 8, who oddly compares herself to a dog?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Susan.
(d) Neville.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Generally, what word best describes the mood of Bernard at the end of section 8, as compared to the beginning?

2. In Section 7, where is Louis's new house?

3. Which of the female characters does Neville express respect for?

4. To which poet does Bernard compare himself to the point of attempting imitation in Section 3?

5. What effect does Percival's presence have on the characters when he arrives in Section 4?

(see the answer key)

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