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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Veronica and After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Colin attend college?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Sussex.

2. In discussing modern dating, the narrator says in Chapter 1, "This made me feel like a survivor from some antique, bypassed culture whose members were still using" what "as a form of monetary exchange" (45)?
(a) "Turnips."
(b) "Salt."
(c) "Dirt."
(d) "Potatoes."

3. In describing his first visit to Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1, the narrator says, "I was so ill at ease that I spent the entire weekend" what (56)?
(a) "Chain-smoking."
(b) "Thowing up."
(c) "Constipated."
(d) "Pacing."

4. The narrator points out in Chapter 1 that "what you end up remembering isn't always" what (10)?
(a) "The truth."
(b) "What happened."
(c) "The same as what you have witnessed."
(d) "What others end up remembering."

5. How much older is Veronica than the narrator?
(a) 5 months older.
(b) 8 months older.
(c) 2 years older.
(d) 1 year older.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many siblings does the narrator describe Adrian as having in Chapter 1?

2. How does the narrator say he and his friends wore their watches in Chapter 1?

3. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?

4. Where did the narrator attend college?

5. Where does the narrator describe walking along and looking at shops with Veronica and his friends in London in Chapter 1?

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