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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 is the first of the female speakers in Section 3?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Miss Lambert.
(c) Susan.
(d) Rhoda.
2. What significant fact does the reader learn about Bernard's life early in Section 4?
(a) He has become famous.
(b) He is on his way to a funeral.
(c) He is engaged to be married.
(d) He is dying.
3. How is the singing of the birds described in Section 3's opening?
(a) Cacophonous.
(b) Harmonious.
(c) Silent.
(d) Ominous.
4. With what is Neville most unhappy as he appears in Section 4?
(a) That Susan does not love him as he loves her.
(b) That Percival has not yet arrived.
(c) That Bernard is rude to him.
(d) That his food is cold.
5. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?
(a) Just turned 19.
(b) Almost 15.
(c) Not yet 21.
(d) Just turned 25.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who remarks, "The world is entire, and I am outside of it . . ."?
2. Who professes, without reservation, "Life will divide us"?
3. Who is picking flowers alone in the novel's first section?
4. What are the children doing as the novel begins?
5. What does Bernard describe during his first line of monologue?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the fears, or the lack of fears, that the characters articulate in Section 3.
2. Why is it relevant that Bernard is the first speaker in Section 4?
3. Briefly analyze how the characters have developed as a group in the first two sections of the novel.
4. Why is Bernard's announcement of his engagement in Section 4 significant?
5. Describe the attitude of the characters towards each other prior to Percival's arrival in Section 4.
6. What is the significance of having each character introduce themselves by identifying a specific image in Section 1?
7. When the characters change locations in the text, it is not always noticeable. Identify why this is and the effect on the reader.
8. Describe the way Section 3's introduction, the italicized vignette, fits in with the rest of Section 3 as a whole.
9. Describe how Neville and Bernard are different as they appear in Section 3.
10. Describe how Section 2 is structured.
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