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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: High School and Robson's Suicide.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator describe as the one who mocked the political system in Chapter 1?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Himself.
(c) Colin.
(d) Alex.

2. What musical instrument did Adrian play, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Flute.
(b) Saxophone.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Oboe.

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

4. How many siblings does the narrator describe Adrian as having in Chapter 1?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) One.

5. What word in Chapter 1 means behaving in an obsequious way to gain advantage?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Petulant.
(c) Sycophantic.
(d) Sarcastic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 1 that he and his friends assured one another that the imagination's first duty was to be what?

2. How does the narrator say he and his friends wore their watches in Chapter 1?

3. Where does the narrator say that Phil Dixon came down from in order to teach his English class in Chapter 1?

4. How did Robson kill himself?

5. What set Adrian Finn apart from the other boys, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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