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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When going to visit Veronica's parents, the narrator worried that his suitcase was so big it make him look like what?
(a) A hanger-on.
(b) A potential burglar.
(c) A hobo.
(d) An obsessive compulsive freak.

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

4. What does QED stand for?
(a) Quod erat demonstrandum.
(b) Quarter educational denouement.
(c) Query expecting delivery.
(d) Quit educating delinquents.

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

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

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

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

9. What composers did Veronica hate?
(a) Chopin and Pachelbel.
(b) Bach and Chopin.
(c) Tchaikovsky and Dvorak.
(d) Bach and Beethoven.

10. Why did Adrian write to the narrator during his senior year of college?
(a) To ask for permission to date Veronica.
(b) To ask him to come on vacation wih him.
(c) To tell him he was committing suicide.
(d) To tell him he was quitting school.

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

12. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?
(a) The London Metro.
(b) The Oxford Evening News.
(c) The Cambridge Evening News.
(d) The London Daily Times.

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

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

15. Who wrote to the narrator to inform him of Adrian's suicide?
(a) Mrs. Ford.
(b) Alex.
(c) Mr. Ford.
(d) Colin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator told Alex that he wondered if who felt any responsibility for Adrian's suicide in Chapter 1?

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

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

4. With whom was Adrian presumably in love when he committed suicide?

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

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