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

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)?
(a) "Inspiring."
(b) "Happy."
(c) "Regretful."
(d) "A struggle."

3. The narrator questions in Chapter 1 whether there is "anything more plausible than" what (11)?
(a) "A second hand."
(b) "A philosophical query."
(c) "A raised voice."
(d) "A memory."

4. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?
(a) The London Daily Times.
(b) The London Metro.
(c) The Cambridge Evening News.
(d) The Oxford Evening News.

5. How tall does the narrator describe Veronica as in Chapter 1?
(a) 5'2".
(b) 5'5".
(c) 5'9".
(d) 6'.

Short Answer Questions

1. What composer does the narrator say "has gone the way of those geniuses who fascinate in youth, retain a residual power in middle age, but later seem, if not embarrassing, somehow less relevant" in Chapter 2 (115)?

2. The narrator says of he and his friends in Chapter 1, "All political systems and social systems appeared to us" to be what (22)?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "Adrian might attract people, but he never behaved as if he wanted" what?

4. The narrator points out in Chapter 1 that "what you end up remembering isn't always" what (10)?

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

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