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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. To what university did Adrian win a scholarship?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Cambridge.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "Adrian might attract people, but he never behaved as if he wanted" what?
(a) "Attention."
(b) "Critics."
(c) "Adoration."
(d) "Disciples."

3. The narrator told Alex that he wondered if who felt any responsibility for Adrian's suicide in Chapter 1?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His philosophy tutors.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

4. How tall does the narrator describe Veronica as in Chapter 1?
(a) 5'5".
(b) 5'2".
(c) 6'.
(d) 5'9".

5. During what decade did the narrator attend college?
(a) The 1970s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The 1980s.

Short Answer Questions

1. What musical instrument did Adrian play, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. By whom was Adrian raised?

3. What is the river that runs upstream lit by, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

4. Into what field did the narrator begin training after he left college?

5. What did the notice say that Adrian pinned to the bathroom door before committing suicide (96-97)?

(see the answer key)

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