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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: the Meeting, the Letter, the Second Meeting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of his personal solicitor the narrator says that he "is a calm, gaunt man who doesn't mind" what (132)?
(a) "Confrontation."
(b) "Telling the truth."
(c) "Silence."
(d) "Conflict."

2. What did Veronica's father die from?
(a) Eosophageal cancer.
(b) Prostate cancer.
(c) Heart attack.
(d) Lung cancer.

3. In describing his first visit to Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1, the narrator says, "I was so ill at ease that I spent the entire weekend" what (56)?
(a) "Thowing up."
(b) "Chain-smoking."
(c) "Constipated."
(d) "Pacing."

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

5. How much older is Veronica than the narrator?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 5 months older.
(c) 8 months older.
(d) 1 year older.

Short Answer Questions

1. What monarch's reign did Old Joe Hunt ask his students about on the third day of class, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. In what field did Alex tell Veronica his father was in business in Chapter 1?

3. What is the name of the two-disc boxed set by Donovan that the narrator describes having owned in college in Chapter 1?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "Like most people, I have superstitions attached to" what (202)?

5. Who attended Adrian's funeral?

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