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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 41 - 70.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator says he sometimes experiences a lapse of something. From what kind of lapse does he suffer?
(a) Alcoholic.
(b) Appetite.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Attention.

2. Who is the narrator of The Book of Disquiet?
(a) Moerira.
(b) Pessoa.
(c) Soares.
(d) Vasquez.

3. Who admits to not reading the narrator's writings because he cannot understand them?
(a) The narrator's editor.
(b) The narrator himself.
(c) The narrator's father.
(d) The narrator's boss.

4. What does the narrator's only sense of peace comes from reading?
(a) Psalms and Proverbs specifically.
(b) The New Testament.
(c) The Old Testament.
(d) The works of the Classical writers.

5. What is the narrator's day job?
(a) Assistant bookkeeper.
(b) Poet.
(c) Cashier at a store.
(d) Writer of books.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of The Book of Disquiet?

3. The narrator says he belongs to a group that keeps distant from things. What word does he use to describe this distance?

4. When does the narrator believe he is truly able to be himself?

5. What is the subject of the lithograph that the narrator describes?

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