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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. What does the narrator say he does not like in Chapter 2?
(a) Petulance.
(b) Cooking.
(c) Mess.
(d) Cleaning.

2. What does the narrator describe as Veronica's "comfort book" in Chapter 1 (49)?
(a) To Have and Have Not.
(b) Tomorrow Never Comes.
(c) I Capture the Castle.
(d) Ulysses.

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

4. What is the name of Susan's husband?
(a) Ken.
(b) William.
(c) James.
(d) Andrew.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Veronica remark about the narrator's appearance when they meet at the Wobbly Bridge in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of Veronica's brother?

4. What does the narrator switch to drinking while reading the first letter from the envelope from Veronica in Chapter 2?

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

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