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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Jeremy work so hard at studying for his A levels?
(a) He wanted to prove how smart he reallly was.
(b) To find the right girl at a new school.
(c) He wanted to go to university and leave home.
(d) To attract an older woman.

2. Bernard leaves the grave site to walk toward a yew tree in the cemetery. What does he do there?
(a) Cries.
(b) Watches the sunset.
(c) Counts the headstones.
(d) Has a cigarette.

3. What does Bernard look like?
(a) He is obese and bald.
(b) He is bald with a goatee.
(c) He is large with a generous face.
(d) He is scrawny and plain looking.

4. What completely overshadowed Jeremy and Jenny's life until their first child was born?
(a) Jeremy's work.
(b) Jenny's inability to have a child.
(c) Bernard's drinking.
(d) June's illness.

5. How does Jeremy react to hearing June talk like a Californian professional or a dazed hippie?
(a) He wants to hear more.
(b) He is uncomfortable.
(c) He is disgusted.
(d) He asks to tape record her.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Preface, what liberty does Jeremy report that he takes in his book?

2. What did Jeremy think of his friends' need to disassociate themselves from their parents?

3. Who did Jeremy tend to become friendly with?

4. What is it that Jeremy's young son, Alexander, keeps asking on the car ride to the cemetery?

5. What does June believe she discovered after the incident with the dogs?

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