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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: the Third Meeting, Adrian Ford, and the Truth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of his personal solicitor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "He told me that going to the police and trying to persuade them to lay a charge of theft against a woman of mature years who had recently lost her mother would, in his view, be" what (132-133)?
(a) "A terrible idea."
(b) "Foolish."
(c) "Damning."
(d) "Permissable."

2. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?
(a) Sutton.
(b) Kent.
(c) Oxford.
(d) The West End.

3. What poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Ted Hughes.
(d) Robert Frost.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means has the narrator opted for his remains to be disposed after his death?

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

3. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?

4. What does Mrs. Marriott tell the narrator his other document is when he calls in Chapter 2?

5. What does the narrator say he and his friends regarded as "a crypto-fascist plan for repressing our sex drive" (18)?

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