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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Chapters IV, V and VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the writer describe the current state of the world?
(a) A positive time.
(b) A time of forgiveness.
(c) A negative time.
(d) A time of vengeance.

2. At what time does the writer arrive at the diner party?
(a) 5:25 pm.
(b) 6:00 pm.
(c) 5:30 pm.
(d) 5:00 pm.

3. What is the ultimate result of the writer's always being offended?
(a) It causes his illness.
(b) Nothing.
(c) It turns him into a sour man.
(d) It eventually becomes true.

4. What does the writer say about those in other countries with regard to romanticism?
(a) They are wasting their time.
(b) They are lucky.
(c) They are uneducated.
(d) They are fools.

5. What does the writer do during the toast to Zverkov?
(a) Shouts "Hurrah!" with the the others.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Drinks before the toast is completed.
(d) Smashes his glass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of the dinner in Part 2, Chapter 4, during the writer's toast, what does he say he hates?

2. Why does the writer want to continue living?

3. After leaving his friend's home, how much does the writer pay for a cab ride?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, the writer again discusses the wall and suggests how various types of people may perceive the wall. What does he say that some people do when they are faced with the wall?

5. In what does the writer find pleasure?

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