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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many siblings does the narrator describe Adrian as having in Chapter 1?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. What was Veronica's father's profession when the narrator met her?
(a) He was an accountant.
(b) He was a civil servant.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a teacher.

3. What is Susan's husband's profession?
(a) He is a baker.
(b) He is a doctor.
(c) He is a banker.
(d) He is a teacher.

4. 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) "Deplorable."
(c) "An act of desperation."
(d) "Tragic."

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

6. Of what poet did Phil Dixon say "Of course, we're all wondering what will happen when he runs out of animals" (16)?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

7. What color eyes does the narrator describe Veronica having in Chapter 1?
(a) Deep brown.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Blue-grey.

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

9. How long after the narrator's marriage to Margaret did she take up with a fellow who ran a restaurant?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 15 years.

10. What monarch's reign did Old Joe Hunt ask his students about on the third day of class, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Margaret I.
(c) Elizabeth I.
(d) Charles II.

11. The narrator notes in Chapter 1 that when teasing or calling his friends to seriousness, Adrian would address the narrator by what name?
(a) Anthony.
(b) Tony.
(c) Ant.
(d) Ton.

12. 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 months ago.
(c) One month ago.
(d) Three weeks ago.

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

14. What does the narrator describe being tossed into a wet sink, causing it to steam in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) A hot iron.
(b) A hot
(c) A hot knife.
(d) A hot frying pan.

15. In describing his first visit to Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1, the narrator says, "I was so ill at ease that I spent the entire weekend" what (56)?
(a) "Thowing up."
(b) "Constipated."
(c) "Pacing."
(d) "Chain-smoking."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the notice say that Adrian pinned to the bathroom door before committing suicide (96-97)?

3. Into what field did the narrator begin training after he left college?

4. How tall does the narrator describe Veronica as in Chapter 1?

5. Where did Colin, Alex, and the narrator meet for drinks a year after Adrian's death?

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