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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: the Meeting, the Letter, the Second Meeting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the action of clearing blame of someone?
(a) Vindication.
(b) Anticipation.
(c) Retribution.
(d) Articulation.

2. What does the narrator describe having for Sunday lunch at Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1?
(a) Roast lamb.
(b) Roast chicken.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Roast turkey.

3. What does QED stand for?
(a) Quit educating delinquents.
(b) Query expecting delivery.
(c) Quarter educational denouement.
(d) Quod erat demonstrandum.

4. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?
(a) The London Daily Times.
(b) The London Metro.
(c) The Cambridge Evening News.
(d) The Oxford Evening News.

5. How old was the narrator when he says that he had a moment when he admitted that his adventurousness had long since petered out?
(a) In his late 20s.
(b) In his late 40s.
(c) In his early 40s.
(d) In his late 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "Some Englishman once said that marriage is a long dull meal with" what "served first" (106)?

2. Who attended Adrian's funeral?

3. What is the name of Veronica's brother?

4. For how long does Veronica say her father has been dead when she responds to the narrator's query about him in Chapter 2?

5. When does the narrator say a person's character peaks in Chapter 2?

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