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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Section 3, what common action does Jinny find "strange"?
(a) Eating.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Crying.
(d) Exercising.

3. How does Bernard characterize his last day at school?
(a) As ambiguous in significance.
(b) An occasion for tears.
(c) An occasion for laughter.
(d) One final ceremony.

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

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

6. Who shifts in his seat in Section 2 so that he might catch a glimpse of Percival?
(a) Louis.
(b) Dr. Crane.
(c) Neville.
(d) Bernard.

7. Who instigated the kiss in the garden?
(a) Louis.
(b) Bernard.
(c) Susan.
(d) Jinny.

8. Who tells Rhoda in Section 1 that someone has arrived to pick her up?
(a) Jinny.
(b) Mrs. Constable.
(c) Percival.
(d) Louis.

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

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

11. Who is fond of the "orderly progress" exhibited by the schoolboys?
(a) Percival.
(b) Louis.
(c) Dr. Crane.
(d) Bernard.

12. What are the boys doing when the monologues in Section 2 return to their perspective?
(a) Heading to classes.
(b) Going to chapel.
(c) Walking to lunch.
(d) Playing at recess.

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

14. What physical feature does Rhoda struggle to identify on others?
(a) The eyes.
(b) The posture.
(c) The face.
(d) The hands.

15. What are the children doing as the novel begins?
(a) Playing in the garden.
(b) Waking up.
(c) Saying grace before dinner.
(d) Going to bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says, "Now let us issue from the darkness of solitude" at one point in Section 4?

2. How would you characterize Neville's attitude as he waits for the others to arrive in Section 4?

3. How did the character who witnesses the kiss in Section 1 react to it?

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

5. Who is not permitted to go on the walk?

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