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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Veronica and After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what poet did Phil Dixon say "Of course, we're all wondering what will happen when he runs out of animals" (16)?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) James Joyce.

2. At whose jokes does the narrator say Veronica laughed at more easily than his own when she met his friends in Chapter 1?
(a) Alex's.
(b) Colin's.
(c) Adrian's.
(d) James's.

3. The narrator says in Chapter 1 that he and his friends assured one another that the imagination's first duty was to be what?
(a) Transgressive.
(b) Implosive.
(c) Explorative.
(d) Restrained.

4. What set Adrian Finn apart from the other boys, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) He was new to the school.
(b) He was mentally disabled.
(c) He was physically disabled.
(d) He came from a two-parent home.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe having for Sunday lunch at Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1?

2. What does the narrator describe being tossed into a wet sink, causing it to steam in the opening of Chapter 1?

3. The narrator questions in Chapter 1 whether there is "anything more plausible than" what (11)?

4. Why did Adrian write to the narrator during his senior year of college?

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

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