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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of his friends does the narrator describe as denouncing his family in Chapter 1?
(a) Colin.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Paul.
(d) Alex.

2. Where did Colin, Alex, and the narrator meet for drinks a year after Adrian's death?
(a) The Charing X Hotel.
(b) The Marriott Hotel.
(c) The Metro Hotel.
(d) The Four Seasons Hotel.

3. What did Adrian request in his suicide letter that the coroner do with his remains?
(a) Have his body cast into the sea.
(b) Have him buried in his parents' cemetary plot.
(c) Have him cremated and scattered.
(d) Have his remains shot to the moon.

4. How old was Adrian when he committed suicide?
(a) 25.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 32.

5. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the action of clearing blame of someone?
(a) Vindication.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Articulation.
(d) Anticipation.

6. By whom was Adrian raised?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His aunt.
(d) His father.

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

8. What is the river that runs upstream lit by, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) Candlelight.
(c) Headlights.
(d) Torchbeams.

9. Where does the narrator describe the school he attended in Chapter 1?
(a) East London.
(b) Central London.
(c) North London.
(d) Chislebury.

10. In discussing modern dating, the narrator says in Chapter 1, "This made me feel like a survivor from some antique, bypassed culture whose members were still using" what "as a form of monetary exchange" (45)?
(a) "Dirt."
(b) "Salt."
(c) "Turnips."
(d) "Potatoes."

11. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "If Alex had read Russell and Wittgenstein, Adrian had read" whom (23)?
(a) "Einstein and Heidegger."
(b) "Joyce and Beckett."
(c) "Camus and Nietzsche."
(d) "Frost and Poe."

12. During what decade did the narrator attend college?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1980s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1950s.

13. 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?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. What are Veronica's two middle names?
(a) Mary Anderson.
(b) Mary Elizabeth.
(c) Sarah Michelle.
(d) Anne Elizabeth.

15. Where does the narrator describe walking along and looking at shops with Veronica and his friends in London in Chapter 1?
(a) Overford Street.
(b) Kent Street.
(c) Oxford Street.
(d) Laxon Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Veronica's father's profession when the narrator met her?

2. How did Alex say Adrian appeared the last time he saw him when he met with the narrator to discuss Adrian's suicide?

3. Who did the narrator's father blame when he found the narrator reading The Communist Manifesto?

4. What color eyes does the narrator describe Veronica having in Chapter 1?

5. Where did the narrator attend college?

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