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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who "only understands cries of love, hate, rage and pain"?
(a) Susan.
(b) Louis.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Bernard.
2. What word does Louis use to characterize himself in Section 3?
(a) Loquacious.
(b) Extraordinary.
(c) Average.
(d) Banal.
3. What is the name of the cook at school?
(a) Miss Hudson.
(b) Biddy.
(c) Miss Curry.
(d) Miss Lambert.
4. What does Bernard describe during his first line of monologue?
(a) An elephant.
(b) A spider's web.
(c) Fruity smells.
(d) A globe.
5. To what does the narrator compare the sound of the waves at the end of Section 3's beginning?
(a) British infantry.
(b) Roman soldiers.
(c) Turbaned warriors.
(d) Mongol hordes.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Bernard characterize his last day at school?
2. Which of the girls is first to speak in Section 2?
3. What physical feature does Rhoda struggle to identify on others?
4. Who witnessed the kiss in the garden through a chink in the hedge in Section 1?
5. Which of the speakers expresses an appreciation for natural beauty in Section 3?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the way Section 3's introduction, the italicized vignette, fits in with the rest of Section 3 as a whole.
2. What is significant about the opening description to Section 4?
3. Characterize how Louis expresses his differences from Neville and Bernard in Section 3.
4. Describe the differences in Jinny and Rhoda's experience's while at school in Section 2.
5. Bernard is clearly becoming the most central of the six characters. Describe his characteristics as he appears in Section 3.
6. Describe the attitude of the characters towards each other prior to Percival's arrival in Section 4.
7. As the characters appear in Section 2, do you feel that they are becoming more or less self-aware? Briefly explain your answer with relevant examples from the text.
8. Describe the boys' experiences in chapel while at school in Section 2.
9. What is the major event that occurs in Section 4, and why is it significant?
10. What is the significance of having each character introduce themselves by identifying a specific image in Section 1?
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