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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Bernard, how have his friends' lives ended, with one exception?
(a) Generally negative: everyone is happy, but has acheived nothing.
(b) Very negative: everyone is angry and resentful.
(c) He does not remark about his friends.
(d) Generally positive: everyone has what they have desired.

2. Which of the characters recognizes themselves as the group's strongest member in Section 5?
(a) Susan.
(b) Neville.
(c) Louis.
(d) Bernard.

3. What is the dominant feature of the monologues during the middle of Section 8?
(a) Only Rhoda and Percival speak.
(b) Bernard speaks alone.
(c) Only Susan and Neville speak.
(d) There is constant interplay.

4. What is the dominant image in the beginning of Section 2?
(a) A silent forest.
(b) The sun at mid-point in the sky.
(c) Waves on the beach as the sun rises.
(d) The sun setting.

5. What significant fact do we learn about Susan's life in Section 6?
(a) That she had an affair with Percival.
(b) That she is in love with Louis.
(c) That she has a baby.
(d) That she is dying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What significant fact does the reader learn about Bernard's life early in Section 4?

2. What about her life is Jinny bemoaning when she begins her monologue in Section 7?

3. In Section 8, when does Bernard arrive in relation to the other characters?

4. To what kind of historical figures does Louis compare himself in Section 6?

5. What phrase does Susan use to describe her position in life as it is in Section 7?

(see the answer key)

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