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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) Three.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) One.

2. How does the narrator describe Old Joe Hunt in Chapter 1?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Sardonic.
(c) Wryly affable.
(d) Hateful and mean.

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

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

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

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

7. What word from Chapter 1 refers to failing to act as a result of moral weakness?
(a) Petulant.
(b) Pessimistic.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Supine.

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

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

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

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

12. Where did the narrator attend college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Sussex.
(c) Bristol.
(d) Cambridge.

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

14. From what material does the narrator describe Veronica's parents home constructed?
(a) Red brick.
(b) Yellow brick.
(c) White wood.
(d) Log.

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) "Chain-smoking."
(d) "Pacing."

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the action of clearing blame of someone?

2. Who does the narrator describe as making "philosophical objections to the perceived nature of reality" in Chapter 1 (18)?

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

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