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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Adrian's Suicide and the Current State of Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe walking along and looking at shops with Veronica and his friends in London in Chapter 1?
(a) Oxford Street.
(b) Overford Street.
(c) Kent Street.
(d) Laxon Street.

2. Who wrote to the narrator to inform him of Adrian's suicide?
(a) Mrs. Ford.
(b) Mr. Ford.
(c) Alex.
(d) Colin.

3. What does the narrator describe as Veronica's "comfort book" in Chapter 1 (49)?
(a) Tomorrow Never Comes.
(b) I Capture the Castle.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) Ulysses.

4. How did Robson kill himself?
(a) By overdose.
(b) By hanging.
(c) By shooting himself.
(d) By slitting his wrists.

5. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "I'd read somewhere that if you want to make people pay attention to what you're saying, you" do what (64)?
(a) Raise your voice.
(b) Lower your voice.
(c) Gaze about the room.
(d) Remain silent.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Alex say he had seen Adrian when meeting with the narrator to discuss his suicide in Chapter 1?

2. Where did Veronica depart to when she left after visiting the narrator and his friends in London in Chapter 1?

3. To what university did Adrian win a scholarship?

4. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?

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

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