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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Preface, what liberty does Jeremy report that he takes in his book?
(a) He explains his affair with another woman.
(b) He writes about his dead parents.
(c) He describes his home life with Jenny.
(d) He recounts certain conversations.

2. What is inferred in the last sentence of the Preface?
(a) June and Bernard haunt Jeremy's home.
(b) Jeremy believes in ghosts and spiritualism.
(c) June and Bernard are dead.
(d) June and Bernard never forgive Jeremy.

3. What did Jeremy continue to do after leaving North Oxford?
(a) Switching girlfriends.
(b) Leaving places and people.
(c) Writing to Harper.
(d) Studying.

4. Where did Toby Langley spend some of his childhood?
(a) In the Middle East, Kenya, and Venezuela.
(b) At Oxford.
(c) In Notting Hill.
(d) In the United States and Mexico.

5. What is happening in Jean and Harper's relationship?
(a) They are coming apart.
(b) They have decided to have an "open marriage".
(c) They are engaged.
(d) They are expecting another child.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Jeremy's niece at the beginning of the story?

2. In what way did Jeremy identify with Sally?

3. What did Harper do for a living?

4. To whom does Jeremy dedicate his memoir?

5. Where did Jenny's parents live when Jeremy first met them?

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