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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the narrator compare the sound of the waves at the end of Section 3's beginning?
(a) Roman soldiers.
(b) Mongol hordes.
(c) Turbaned warriors.
(d) British infantry.

2. What does Bernard seem to be struggling to do during his final monologue of Section 8?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Talk.
(c) Write.
(d) Read.

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

4. What separates Neville's monologue from the others in Section 6?
(a) He is least troubled by Percival's death.
(b) He is most aware of aging.
(c) He is the most content of any of the characters.
(d) He is least aware of aging.

5. What are the boys doing when the monologues in Section 2 return to their perspective?
(a) Heading to classes.
(b) Walking to lunch.
(c) Playing at recess.
(d) Going to chapel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Now let us issue from the darkness of solitude" at one point in Section 4?

2. Who is Section 6's last speaker?

3. With what event in Bernard's life does the major news in Section 5 coincide?

4. What is the first thing the reader learns in Section 5?

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

(see the answer key)

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