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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 say he does now at the local hospital in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) He helps with the elderly.
(b) He runs the cafeteria.
(c) He runs a library.
(d) He teaches piano.

2. What is the name of Veronica's brother?
(a) Jack.
(b) William.
(c) Joseph.
(d) James.

3. When did Alex say he had seen Adrian when meeting with the narrator to discuss his suicide in Chapter 1?
(a) One month ago.
(b) Two months ago.
(c) Three months ago.
(d) Three weeks ago.

4. Who among his group of friends does the narrator say everyone wrote the most to during college and wanted his approval?
(a) Himself.
(b) Colin.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Alex.

5. Into what field did the narrator begin training after he left college?
(a) Law.
(b) Arts administration.
(c) International trade.
(d) Stock brokerage.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator told Alex that he wondered if who felt any responsibility for Adrian's suicide in Chapter 1?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 1 that he and his friends assured one another that the imagination's first duty was to be what?

3. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?

4. What was Veronica's father's profession when the narrator met her?

5. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "I'd read somewhere that if you want to make people pay attention to what you're saying, you" do what (64)?

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