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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Adrian's Suicide and the Current State of Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Of Adrian, the narrator states in Chapter 1, "We would remember him all our lives, of course. But his death was exemplary rather than" what (105)?
(a) "Tragic."
(b) "Despicable."
(c) "Deplorable."
(d) "An act of desperation."

4. How long after the narrator's marriage to Margaret did she take up with a fellow who ran a restaurant?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 10 years.

5. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "Some Englishman once said that marriage is a long dull meal with" what "served first" (106)?
(a) "The pudding."
(b) "The soup."
(c) "The salad."
(d) "The cake."

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Adrian when he committed suicide?

2. Which of his friends does the narrator describe as denouncing his family in Chapter 1?

3. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?

4. For how long did Veronica's mother say they had lived in their current home when the narrator asked during his visit in Chapter 1?

5. What did the narrator's mother attribute as the reason that Adrian killed himself?

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