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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does the narrator describe the school he attended in Chapter 1?
2. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "Adrian might attract people, but he never behaved as if he wanted" what?
3. Who did the narrator's father blame when he found the narrator reading The Communist Manifesto?
4. Of what poet did Phil Dixon say "Of course, we're all wondering what will happen when he runs out of animals" (16)?
5. How many siblings does the narrator describe Adrian as having in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the "original three" among the narrator's group of friends? How are they described?
2. How does the narrator describe the meeting with his friends one year after Adrian's suicide?
3. What are the protagonist's impressions of the Ford family when he meets them?
4. Whom did the protagonist marry? How does he describe the early years of their marriage?
5. In the present tense narrative, what are the protagonist's circumstances as described in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
6. Where do the protagonist and his friends go to college after high school?
7. Why does the protagonist feel that Veronica may be partly to blame for Adrian's suicide?
8. Who commits suicide during the ptrotagonist's high school years? Why?
9. Who is the protagonist in The Sense of an Ending? How would you describe this character?
10. Who informs the protagonist of Adrian's death? How has Adrian died?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the narrator respond when he receives the letter from Adrian asking to date Veronica? Do you think that his reaction is justified? Why or why not? What are the repercussions of his reaction?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the Severn Born in The Sense of an Ending? Where in the novel does the author describe this phenomenon? What do you think it symbolizes? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the protagonist's interactions with Veronica in Chapter 2. How has Veronica changed since her youth? How would you describe her personality? What are the justifications for Veronica's actions in the second half of the novel?
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