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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: the Third Meeting, Adrian Ford, and the Truth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 1 refers to failing to act as a result of moral weakness?
(a) Supine.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Petulant.

2. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Sutton.
(c) The West End.
(d) Kent.

3. Who is described in Chapter 1 as "a cautious know-nothing who lacked the inventiveness of true ignorance" (13)?
(a) Augustus.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Marley.
(d) James.

4. When does the narrator say a person's character peaks in Chapter 2?
(a) Between 20 and 30.
(b) Between 25 and 35.
(c) Between 30 and 40.
(d) Between 15 and 25.

5. What did Adrian tell Alex as they said goodbye the last time that Alex saw him?
(a) That he was in love.
(b) That he was moving away.
(c) That he was getting married.
(d) That he was quitting school.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator questions in Chapter 1 whether there is "anything more plausible than" what (11)?

2. What did the notice say that Adrian pinned to the bathroom door before committing suicide (96-97)?

3. What is the name of the pub in North London that the narrator begins frequenting in Chapter 2?

4. In the conclusion of the novel, the narrator says, "There is accumulation. There is responsibility. And beyond these, there is" what (281)?

5. What did Adrian request in his suicide letter that the coroner do with his remains?

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