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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: the Will, the Diary, and the Formula.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "Some Englishman once said that marriage is a long dull meal with" what "served first" (106)?
(a) "The pudding."
(b) "The cake."
(c) "The salad."
(d) "The soup."

2. At whose jokes does the narrator say Veronica laughed at more easily than his own when she met his friends in Chapter 1?
(a) James's.
(b) Colin's.
(c) Adrian's.
(d) Alex's.

3. 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)?
(a) "Chain-smoking."
(b) "Thowing up."
(c) "Constipated."
(d) "Pacing."

4. What was Mrs. Ford's first name?
(a) Opal.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anne.
(d) Marie.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 2, the narrator describes a line that Adrian used to quote. "History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of" what (113)?
(a) "Perception."
(b) "A balanced story."
(c) "The truth."
(d) "Documentation."

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes in Chapter 1 that when teasing or calling his friends to seriousness, Adrian would address the narrator by what name?

2. Where did the narrator go to meet his friend to discuss Adrian's suicide after he arrived home?

3. Which of the "two sorts of women" does the narrator assert Margaret to be in Chapter 2 (124)?

4. What does the narrator describe being tossed into a wet sink, causing it to steam in the opening of Chapter 1?

5. What does Margaret refer to Veronica as when she meets the narrator for lunch to discuss the matter in Chapter 2?

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