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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. What did the notice say that Adrian pinned to the bathroom door before committing suicide (96-97)?
(a) "Call my parents and tell them I am sorry."
(b) "Do not enter - Call police - Adrian."
(c) "Goodbye."
(d) "Call for help."

2. Where did the narrator go to meet his friend to discuss Adrian's suicide after he arrived home?
(a) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(b) The Marriott Hotel.
(c) The Charing X Hotel.
(d) The Windsor Hotel.

3. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2 that "it ought to be obvious to us that time doesn't act as a fixative, rather as a" what (119)?
(a) "Struggle."
(b) "Solvent."
(c) "Reminder."
(d) "Paste."

4. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "I'd read somewhere that if you want to make people pay attention to what you're saying, you" do what (64)?
(a) Remain silent.
(b) Lower your voice.
(c) Gaze about the room.
(d) Raise your voice.

5. What does the narrator say he does now at the local hospital in the conclusion of Chapter 1?
(a) He runs a library.
(b) He teaches piano.
(c) He runs the cafeteria.
(d) He helps with the elderly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the narrator describe having for Sunday lunch at Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1?

3. Who does the narrator describe as making "philosophical objections to the perceived nature of reality" in Chapter 1 (18)?

4. Where does the narrator describe the school he attended in Chapter 1?

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

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