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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 beginning of Chapter 2, the narrator describes a line that Adrian used to quote. "History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of" what (113)?
(a) "Perception."
(b) "The truth."
(c) "Documentation."
(d) "A balanced story."

2. The narrator says in Chapter 1 after Adrian's death that "in the law's view, if you killed yourself you were by definition" what (97)?
(a) "Depressed."
(b) "An outlaw."
(c) "A lawbreaker."
(d) "Mad."

3. What was Veronica's father's profession when the narrator met her?
(a) He was a teacher.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a civil servant.
(d) He was an accountant.

4. What does the narrator describe having for Sunday lunch at Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1?
(a) Roast beef.
(b) Roast chicken.
(c) Roast turkey.
(d) Roast lamb.

5. 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) "A struggle."
(d) "Regretful."

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long did Veronica's mother say they had lived in their current home when the narrator asked during his visit in Chapter 1?

2. How long after the narrator writes to him does John Ford respond in Chapter 2?

3. Where does the narrator say that Phil Dixon came down from in order to teach his English class in Chapter 1?

4. Into what field did the narrator begin training after he left college?

5. What word in Chapter 1 means behaving in an obsequious way to gain advantage?

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