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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. For how long does Veronica say her father has been dead when she responds to the narrator's query about him in Chapter 2?
(a) Over 40 years.
(b) About 20 years.
(c) Over 35 years.
(d) About 10 years.

2. From what material does the narrator describe Veronica's parents home constructed?
(a) Log.
(b) White wood.
(c) Red brick.
(d) Yellow brick.

3. When did Alex say he had seen Adrian when meeting with the narrator to discuss his suicide in Chapter 1?
(a) Three weeks ago.
(b) Three months ago.
(c) One month ago.
(d) Two months ago.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "I don't envy Adrian his death, but I do envy him" what (197)?
(a) "His fame."
(b) "His ability to use logic."
(c) "The clarity of his life."
(d) "His love for Veronica."

5. Where did Colin attend college?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Cambridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means has the narrator opted for his remains to be disposed after his death?

2. From whom is the first letter to Adrian and Veronica that is in the envelope given to the narrator from Veronica in Chapter 2?

3. What composers did Veronica hate?

4. Of his personal solicitor the narrator says that he "is a calm, gaunt man who doesn't mind" what (132)?

5. Who is described in Chapter 1 as "a cautious know-nothing who lacked the inventiveness of true ignorance" (13)?

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