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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. In the postscript of Mrs. Ford's letter to the narrator, she says, "It may sound odd, but I think the last months of [Adrian's] life were" what (124)?
(a) "Happy."
(b) "Regretful."
(c) "Inspiring."
(d) "A struggle."

2. What did Adrian tell Alex as they said goodbye the last time that Alex saw him?
(a) That he was moving away.
(b) That he was getting married.
(c) That he was in love.
(d) That he was quitting school.

3. Where did Veronica depart to when she left after visiting the narrator and his friends in London in Chapter 1?
(a) North London.
(b) Chislehurst.
(c) Kent.
(d) Oxford.

4. What does the narrator say he and his friends regarded as "a crypto-fascist plan for repressing our sex drive" (18)?
(a) Physics class.
(b) History class.
(c) School sports.
(d) English class.

5. In discussing modern dating, the narrator says in Chapter 1, "This made me feel like a survivor from some antique, bypassed culture whose members were still using" what "as a form of monetary exchange" (45)?
(a) "Turnips."
(b) "Dirt."
(c) "Potatoes."
(d) "Salt."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Phil Dixon once compared a Shakespearean to what actor?

3. What is the name of the narrator's firstborn child?

4. How many siblings does the narrator describe Adrian as having in Chapter 1?

5. What does QED stand for?

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