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

2. What did Adrian request in his suicide letter that the coroner do with his remains?
(a) Have him buried in his parents' cemetary plot.
(b) Have his body cast into the sea.
(c) Have his remains shot to the moon.
(d) Have him cremated and scattered.

3. What are Veronica's two middle names?
(a) Mary Anderson.
(b) Anne Elizabeth.
(c) Sarah Michelle.
(d) Mary Elizabeth.

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

5. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?
(a) Kent.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Sutton.
(d) The West End.

Short Answer Questions

1. In describing his first visit to Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1, the narrator says, "I was so ill at ease that I spent the entire weekend" what (56)?

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

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

4. Who among his group of friends does the narrator say everyone wrote the most to during college and wanted his approval?

5. To what university did Adrian win a scholarship?

(see the answer key)

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