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

2. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) Four years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Three years.
(d) One year.

3. By whom was Adrian raised?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandmother.

4. Where does the narrator say that Phil Dixon came down from in order to teach his English class in Chapter 1?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Barbury.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Oxford.

5. Who is described in Chapter 1 as "a cautious know-nothing who lacked the inventiveness of true ignorance" (13)?
(a) Marley.
(b) Marshall.
(c) Augustus.
(d) James.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the narrator describe walking along and looking at shops with Veronica and his friends in London in Chapter 1?

2. 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)?

3. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "Some Englishman once said that marriage is a long dull meal with" what "served first" (106)?

4. How old was Adrian when he committed suicide?

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

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