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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the first of the female speakers in Section 3?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Jinny.
(c) Miss Lambert.
(d) Susan.

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

3. Who does Bernard refer to as "the authentics" in Section 4?
(a) Louis and Rhoda.
(b) Susan and Rhoda.
(c) Jinny and Susan.
(d) Neville and Jinny.

4. Which of the female characters seems most content with her place in life when the reader encounters her in Section 3?
(a) Susan.
(b) Miss Lambert.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

5. Who refers to "sudden kisses" as a "crudity"?
(a) Louis.
(b) Neville.
(c) Susan.
(d) Bernard.

6. What is Susan doing when she begins her major monologue in Section 3?
(a) Going to sleep.
(b) Walking through London.
(c) Walking in the early morning.
(d) Meeting Jinny and Rhoda.

7. After reading the opening to Section 4, about what time of day is it?
(a) Noon.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Mid-evening.
(d) Midnight.

8. Who hears "something stamping"?
(a) Neville.
(b) Rhoda.
(c) Bernard.
(d) Louis.

9. Who is enamored with the light caused by Miss Lambert's ring?
(a) Rhoda.
(b) Susan.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Biddy.

10. Who asserts, "The words of authority are corrupted by those who speak them"?
(a) Percival.
(b) Louis.
(c) Neville.
(d) Bernard.

11. What "ceremony" does Bernard dislike so much?
(a) Formal farewells.
(b) Celebrating holidays.
(c) Having a family dinner.
(d) Going to school.

12. Why is one of the characters not permitted to go on the walk in Section 1?
(a) The character has to picked up by an aunt.
(b) The character has to go to the playing fields.
(c) The character is considered too sickly.
(d) The character has to finish grammar exercises.

13. Who professes, without reservation, "Life will divide us"?
(a) Neville.
(b) Louis.
(c) Percival.
(d) Bernard.

14. Which of the children struggles with mathematics?
(a) Neville.
(b) Susan.
(c) Rhoda.
(d) Louis.

15. Which of the speakers expresses an appreciation for natural beauty in Section 3?
(a) Neville.
(b) Susan.
(c) Jinny.
(d) Rhoda.

Short Answer Questions

1. What makes Jinny feel "native" in her environment?

2. Which character closes Section 2?

3. How does Wolfe describe the birds' song at the beginning of the first section?

4. Who professes that Bernard looks composed?

5. What does Neville declare himself to be in Section 3?

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