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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does rain make the narrator feel?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Invigorated.
(d) Sleepy.

2. Which of the narrator's beliefs seems to change daily?
(a) Belief in God.
(b) Belief in humanity.
(c) Belief in his own writing skill.
(d) Belief in art.

3. Who is Omar Khayyám?
(a) A religious leader.
(b) A sage.
(c) A king.
(d) A fortune teller.

4. How does the narrator multi-task?
(a) By sleeping while he works.
(b) By being practical in his art.
(c) By writing while he works.
(d) By dreaming while he works.

5. What kind of feeling does the narrator say that tedium creates?
(a) That every day is worth living.
(b) That nothing can be better than the moment that just passed.
(c) That everything must be absolutely perfect.
(d) That there is nothing better to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the narrator have for business owners?

2. Why does the narrator say he believes animals are not happy?

3. To live each day to its fullest, what does the narrator say one must do?

4. What does the narrator credit for the idea of romantic love?

5. What about the novels he reads makes the narrator cry?

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