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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 does the narrator describe being tossed into a wet sink, causing it to steam in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) A hot
(b) A hot iron.
(c) A hot knife.
(d) A hot frying pan.

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

3. With whom was Adrian presumably in love when he committed suicide?
(a) Veronica.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Annie.
(d) Maria.

4. How many siblings does the narrator describe Adrian as having in Chapter 1?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to failing to act as a result of moral weakness?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Supine.
(c) Petulant.
(d) Pessimistic.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe Old Joe Hunt always wearing in Chapter 1?

3. What did Veronica tell the narrator that the only purpose of a woman's period was?

4. To what university did Adrian win a scholarship?

5. What does QED stand for?

(see the answer key)

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