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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect does Percival's presence have on the characters when he arrives in Section 4?
(a) It causes them to leave.
(b) It confuses them.
(c) It enrages them.
(d) It calms them.

2. Who refers to all the happenings as "scuffling and hubbub"?
(a) Neville.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Louis.

3. Who is the first of the female speakers in Section 3?
(a) Miss Lambert.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Susan.

4. Who repeats variations of the phrase, "I will gather my flowers and present them--Oh! to whom?"
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Susan.
(d) Bernard.

5. Who did Bernard seek to comfort during Section 1?
(a) Louis.
(b) Neville.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Susan.

6. What significant fact does the reader learn about Bernard's life early in Section 4?
(a) He is dying.
(b) He is engaged to be married.
(c) He is on his way to a funeral.
(d) He has become famous.

7. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?
(a) Just turned 25.
(b) Almost 15.
(c) Not yet 21.
(d) Just turned 19.

8. Who does Bernard refer to as "the authentics" in Section 4?
(a) Susan and Rhoda.
(b) Jinny and Susan.
(c) Louis and Rhoda.
(d) Neville and Jinny.

9. In Section 3, what common action does Jinny find "strange"?
(a) Eating.
(b) Exercising.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Crying.

10. What does Neville declare himself to be in Section 3?
(a) A philosopher.
(b) An historian.
(c) A poet.
(d) A lover.

11. How did the character who witnesses the kiss in Section 1 react to it?
(a) By also trying to kiss Louis.
(b) With fear and despair.
(c) With joy and excitement.
(d) With anger and confusion.

12. How does Rhoda characterize herself at the end of Section 3?
(a) As a fighter.
(b) As a lover.
(c) As a woman.
(d) As a girl.

13. Who professes, without reservation, "Life will divide us"?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Louis.
(c) Neville.
(d) Percival.

14. Who shifts in his seat in Section 2 so that he might catch a glimpse of Percival?
(a) Neville.
(b) Dr. Crane.
(c) Louis.
(d) Bernard.

15. Who kissed Louis in the garden?
(a) Biddy.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bernard describe during his first line of monologue?

3. Who professes that Bernard looks composed?

4. Who takes the children for a "brisk walk"?

5. What is the name of the cook at school?

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