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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. Which of the characters muses on a book that he wishes to keep when he is older?
(a) Neville.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Bernard.

2. Which subject do the children appear to have a strong grasp of?
(a) History.
(b) English Grammar.
(c) Science.
(d) Mathematics.

3. Who is this Section 4's opening speaker?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Louis.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Percival.

4. Who refers to "sudden kisses" as a "crudity"?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Louis.
(c) Neville.
(d) Susan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why have the characters gathered in Section 4?

2. Who is the first character to speak?

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

4. In Section 2, Miss Lambert sits under a picture of whom?

5. In what city is Bernard in the beginning of Section 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Bernard is clearly becoming the most central of the six characters. Describe his characteristics as he appears in Section 3.

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

4. Describe the way Section 3's introduction, the italicized vignette, fits in with the rest of Section 3 as a whole.

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

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

7. What is the major event that occurs in Section 4, and why is it significant?

8. Describe the boys' experiences in chapel while at school in Section 2.

9. How are Jinny and Rhoda characterized in Section 3?

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

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