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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) Transgressive.
(b) Implosive.
(c) Restrained.
(d) Explorative.

3. What does the narrator describe Old Joe Hunt always wearing in Chapter 1?
(a) A three-piece suit.
(b) A baseball cap.
(c) A striped sweater and slacks.
(d) A coat jacket and jeans.

4. What musical instrument did Adrian play, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Saxophone.
(b) Oboe.
(c) Flute.
(d) Clarinet.

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

6. What word in Chapter 1 means behaving in an obsequious way to gain advantage?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Petulant.
(c) Sycophantic.
(d) Sarcastic.

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

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

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

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) "Potatoes."
(b) "Salt."
(c) "Dirt."
(d) "Turnips."

11. Phil Dixon once compared a Shakespearean to what actor?
(a) Kirk Douglas.
(b) Jack Nicholson.
(c) John Wayne.
(d) James Stewart.

12. What is the name of the narrator's firstborn child?
(a) Annie.
(b) Susie.
(c) Maria.
(d) Sarah.

13. What does the narrator say he and his friends regarded as "a crypto-fascist plan for repressing our sex drive" (18)?
(a) English class.
(b) History class.
(c) Physics class.
(d) School sports.

14. Who attended Adrian's funeral?
(a) Alex, Colin, and Tony.
(b) Alex, Colin, and Jack.
(c) Only his family.
(d) Tony, Veronica, and Colin.

15. How did Adrian commit suicide?
(a) He shot himself.
(b) He hung himself.
(c) He overdosed on pills.
(d) He cut his wrists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Phil Dixon related to his class that T. S. Eliot claimed it is all about what, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

2. What composers did Veronica hate?

3. By whom was Adrian raised?

4. Where did the narrator go to meet his friend to discuss Adrian's suicide after he arrived home?

5. What does the narrator describe being tossed into a wet sink, causing it to steam in the opening of Chapter 1?

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