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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 437 - 455.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why will all writing be imperfect, according to the narrator?
(a) Because he is a pessimist.
(b) Because it is all one-sided.
(c) Because all writers are imperfect.
(d) Because it is not oral poetry.

2. Where are the objects of nature located that the narrator discusses when he describes Spring?
(a) The suburbs.
(b) The country.
(c) The city.
(d) England.

3. Why is the narrator sad to see the office boy quit?
(a) He feels like he's losing a part of his life.
(b) He is jealous.
(c) He sees so much potential in the boy.
(d) He has developed a close relationship with the boy.

4. If reading is a way to dream, who actually guides that dream?
(a) The reader.
(b) The library.
(c) The book publisher.
(d) The book's author.

5. Who, according to the narrator, does not realize the difference between the people of the middle class and those of other classes?
(a) Managers.
(b) Business owners.
(c) Religious leaders.
(d) Revolutionaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the narrator, what kind of man can keep outside influences from changing him?

2. What characteristic does the narrator hope his wife will have?

3. Why doesn't the narrator do any good deeds?

4. Why doesn't the narrator do any evil deeds?

5. Where does the narrator's train trip take him?

(see the answer key)

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