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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Colin attend college?
(a) Sussex.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Cambridge.

2. Who did the narrator's father blame when he found the narrator reading The Communist Manifesto?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Alex.
(c) Jack.
(d) Colin.

3. The narrator says in Chapter 1 that he and his friends assured one another that the imagination's first duty was to be what?
(a) Restrained.
(b) Transgressive.
(c) Explorative.
(d) Implosive.

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

5. Of Adrian, the narrator states in Chapter 1, "We would remember him all our lives, of course. But his death was exemplary rather than" what (105)?
(a) "Despicable."
(b) "Tragic."
(c) "An act of desperation."
(d) "Deplorable."

6. Who among his group of friends does the narrator say everyone wrote the most to during college and wanted his approval?
(a) Adrian.
(b) Himself.
(c) Colin.
(d) Alex.

7. What did the notice say that Adrian pinned to the bathroom door before committing suicide (96-97)?
(a) "Call my parents and tell them I am sorry."
(b) "Goodbye."
(c) "Call for help."
(d) "Do not enter - Call police - Adrian."

8. The narrator says of he and his friends in Chapter 1, "All political systems and social systems appeared to us" to be what (22)?
(a) "Enterprising."
(b) "Discouraging."
(c) "Violent."
(d) "Corrupt."

9. What did the narrator's mother attribute as the reason that Adrian killed himself?
(a) He was depressive.
(b) He was struggling in school.
(c) He impregnated his girlfriend.
(d) He was too clever.

10. Where did the narrator go to meet his friend to discuss Adrian's suicide after he arrived home?
(a) The Marriott Hotel.
(b) The Windsor Hotel.
(c) The Four Seasons Hotel.
(d) The Charing X Hotel.

11. With whom was Adrian presumably in love when he committed suicide?
(a) Maria.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Annie.

12. How old was Susan when she married?
(a) 30.
(b) 19.
(c) 24.
(d) 29.

13. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "Adrian might attract people, but he never behaved as if he wanted" what?
(a) "Critics."
(b) "Disciples."
(c) "Attention."
(d) "Adoration."

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

15. When did Alex say he had seen Adrian when meeting with the narrator to discuss his suicide in Chapter 1?
(a) Two months ago.
(b) Three weeks ago.
(c) One month ago.
(d) Three months ago.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. From what material does the narrator describe Veronica's parents home constructed?

5. Phil Dixon once compared a Shakespearean to what actor?

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