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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do we learn from the end of Louis's major monologue in Section 6?
(a) That he is having an affair with Rhoda.
(b) That he has moved in with Susan.
(c) That he and Neville have begun an affair.
(d) That he is having an affair with Jinny.

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

3. Who has the first monologue of this Section 6?
(a) Louis.
(b) Susan.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Bernard.

4. Who is picking flowers alone in the novel's first section?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Susan.
(c) Louis.
(d) Jinny.

5. What are the novel's final words?
(a) Them, too, darkness covered.
(b) The sun disappeared below the horizon.
(c) The waves broke on the shore.
(d) O Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells Rhoda in Section 1 that someone has arrived to pick her up?

2. Who is not permitted to go on the walk?

3. In Section 4, how would you characterize the characters' attitude towards each other?

4. What two emotions seem to dominate Rhoda's Section 7 monologue?

5. Where are the characters gathering in Section 8?

(see the answer key)

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