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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Section 5, who does Rhoda refer to as "a snob"?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Neville.
(c) Louis.
(d) Percival.

2. In what city is Bernard in the beginning of Section 4?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Leeds.
(c) Ipswich.
(d) London.

3. What is significant about Bernard's story-telling in Section 9?
(a) He is no longer fascinated with finding a perfect phrase.
(b) He has no audience.
(c) His old age prevents him from remembering things accurately.
(d) He has successfully found a number of perfect phrases.

4. In the beginning of Section 5, what state does Woolf describe the sun as being in?
(a) Nearly its brightest.
(b) Its most merciful.
(c) Its most uncompromising.
(d) Its dullest.

5. 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 just rising.
(d) It is not out at all because it is night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jinny feel "native" in her environment?

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

3. Who does Bernard refer to as a "drunken sailor?"

4. Where does Bernard travel towards the end of his major monologue in Section 5?

5. According to Bernard in Section 9, what prevented the group from being unified?

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