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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 says, "Now let us issue from the darkness of solitude" at one point in Section 4?
(a) Neville.
(b) Percival.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Louis.

2. What is the name of the cook at school?
(a) Miss Hudson.
(b) Biddy.
(c) Miss Lambert.
(d) Miss Curry.

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

4. Who is not permitted to go on the walk?
(a) Susan.
(b) Louis.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Neville.

5. What do the characters do upon Percival's arrival in Section 4?
(a) Fall silent.
(b) Stand to greet him.
(c) Stand and leave.
(d) Immediately begin recalling the past.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "ceremony" does Bernard dislike so much?

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

3. Who shifts in his seat in Section 2 so that he might catch a glimpse of Percival?

4. What is the dominant image in the beginning of Section 2?

5. What is all that Neville possesses?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how each character is presented in Section 1.

2. How does the group act differently when Percival arrives in Section 4?

3. Which of the characters appears most at ease in Section 3, and why?

4. Which of the boys seems to have the strongest attachment to Percival? Please provide some evidence in your answer.

5. What is significant about the opening description to Section 4?

6. Why is Susan so distressed after she saw Jinny kiss Louis?

7. Why is Bernard's announcement of his engagement in Section 4 significant?

8. When the characters change locations in the text, it is not always noticeable. Identify why this is and the effect on the reader.

9. What is the significance of having each character introduce themselves by identifying a specific image in Section 1?

10. Describe the attitude of the characters towards each other prior to Percival's arrival in Section 4.

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