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

2. Where did Colin, Alex, and the narrator meet for drinks a year after Adrian's death?
(a) The Metro Hotel.
(b) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(c) The Charing X Hotel.
(d) The Marriott Hotel.

3. What did the narrator's mother attribute as the reason that Adrian killed himself?
(a) He impregnated his girlfriend.
(b) He was too clever.
(c) He was depressive.
(d) He was struggling in school.

4. Who attended Adrian's funeral?
(a) Tony, Veronica, and Colin.
(b) Alex, Colin, and Tony.
(c) Only his family.
(d) Alex, Colin, and Jack.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long after the narrator's marriage to Margaret did she take up with a fellow who ran a restaurant?

3. How old was Adrian when he committed suicide?

4. How long after the narrator's marriage to Margaret did they have their first child?

5. What is the name of Susan's husband?

(see the answer key)

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