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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Sections 342 - 381.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which play does the narrator say is terribly flawed?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) MacBeth.
(c) A Mid-Summer Night's Dream.
(d) King Lear.

2. What is the reason that the people in the narrator's office are forced to turn off the electrical lights at an unusual time?
(a) Cost.
(b) Thunderstorm.
(c) Tornado.
(d) Hurricane.

3. What complaint does the narrator make about the Tagus River in Section 79?
(a) It's natural beauty has been destroyed.
(b) People have turned it into recreation.
(c) It is too narrow.
(d) It has a bad smell.

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

5. Why does the narrator contend that a person cannot truly love another person?
(a) A person never really knows another person.
(b) A person cannot own another person.
(c) It is impossible to respect humanity.
(d) It is impossible to fear a mere human.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator doing any time he is not interacting with people?

2. What does the narrator say is the best way to ignore life?

3. What does the author advise people to do if they feel they must disclose information about themselves to others?

4. What does the narrator believe people should groom the same way they groom their bodies?

5. Why is the narrator sad to see the office boy quit?

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