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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To which poet does Bernard compare himself to the point of attempting imitation in Section 3?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
(c) John Keats.
(d) Robert Burns.

2. When he is alone, who "is nothing" in Section 4?
(a) Louis.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Neville.

3. Who asserts, "One moment does not lead to another" in Section 4?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Jinny.

4. Who is this Section 4's opening speaker?
(a) Louis.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Percival.

5. Who takes the children for a "brisk walk"?
(a) Mis Curry.
(b) Biddy.
(c) Miss Hudson.
(d) Mrs. Constable.

6. What is Bernard doing at the beginning of Section 3?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Talking to Percival.
(c) Meeting Susan.
(d) Eating dinner.

7. What image is Susan reminded of at the end of her monologue in Section 3?
(a) The estate at Elvedon.
(b) A sermon in church.
(c) The waves crashing on the beach.
(d) Jinny kissing Louis.

8. Why have the characters gathered in Section 4?
(a) A farewell dinner for himself.
(b) A farewell dinner for Louis.
(c) A farewell dinner for Jinny.
(d) A farewell dinner for Percival.

9. What word best describes Rhoda's tone in Section 1?
(a) Excited.
(b) Neurotic.
(c) Pleased.
(d) Despairing.

10. Who kissed Louis in the garden?
(a) Susan.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Biddy.

11. Who says, "Now let us issue from the darkness of solitude" at one point in Section 4?
(a) Louis.
(b) Percival.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Neville.

12. How would you characterize Neville's attitude as he waits for the others to arrive in Section 4?
(a) Impatient.
(b) Calm.
(c) Agitated.
(d) Depressed.

13. How is the singing of the birds described in Section 3's opening?
(a) Silent.
(b) Cacophonous.
(c) Harmonious.
(d) Ominous.

14. Who professes that Bernard looks composed?
(a) Percival.
(b) Neville.
(c) Louis.
(d) Susan.

15. Which of the characters muses on a book that he wishes to keep when he is older?
(a) Bernard.
(b) Neville.
(c) Susan.
(d) Rhoda.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who instigated the kiss in the garden?

2. How old is Rhoda in Section 3?

3. Who is the first character to speak?

4. In Section 2, Miss Lambert sits under a picture of whom?

5. What are the boys doing when the monologues in Section 2 return to their perspective?

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