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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old is the author of The Book of Disquiet when he dies?
(a) 35.
(b) 82.
(c) 99.
(d) 47.
2. Which of the narrator's beliefs seems to change daily?
(a) Belief in God.
(b) Belief in humanity.
(c) Belief in art.
(d) Belief in his own writing skill.
3. Who hates to read the newspaper?
(a) The office boy.
(b) Vasquez.
(c) Soares.
(d) The narrator's mother.
4. How does the narrator refer to tedium?
(a) As cancer.
(b) As a goal all should strive to achieve.
(c) As a disease.
(d) As a multiple personality disorder.
5. What does the narrator say causes him to be even more sensitive to the things of the world?
(a) Trying to break away from the intelligent people.
(b) Trying to fit in with the common people.
(c) Trying to break away from the world.
(d) Trying to fit in with the intelligent people.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who, according to the narrator, is more seriously affected by tedium?
2. Whose life is like a ball of tangled yarn?
3. What does the narrator say he would be happy to do without having to live?
4. When does the narrator begin to think of writing as unappealing?
5. Who enjoys being sick?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator say about intelligent and sensitive people? Since they can't be banned to an island, what should they do and why?
2. Discuss the office boy's travels and the narrator's view of them.
3. Why are women considered to be nothing more than decor by the narrator?
4. What kinds of memories does the narrator have and why does he like to remember them?
5. Why does the narrator say mirrors are a negative invention?
6. According to the narrator, what is the only true form of pleasure that exists? Explain his reasoning.
7. Why does the narrator dislike reading the newspaper?
8. What are the narrator's thoughts on writing perfect literature? Which classic example does he analyze to make his point and what does he say about it?
9. Define heteronym and who created the concept?
10. Of the five senses, which does the narrator say is the most important?
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