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

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

3. About how many years has it been since the narrator visited the Ford family when the narrator receives the notice of Mrs. Ford's will in Chapter 2?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 50 years.
(d) 45 years.

4. Who writes to the narrator from Messrs. Coyle, Innes and Black in Chapter 2?
(a) Rebecca Anderson.
(b) Anne Collier.
(c) Janet Williams.
(d) Eleanor Marriott.

5. What does Mrs. Marriott tell the narrator his other document is when he calls in Chapter 2?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) A diary.
(c) A novel.
(d) A tax return.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?

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

3. What does the narrator say he and his friends regarded as "a crypto-fascist plan for repressing our sex drive" (18)?

4. Who wrote to the narrator to inform him of Adrian's suicide?

5. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?

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