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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of his friends does the narrator describe as denouncing his family in Chapter 1?
(a) Paul.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Alex.
(d) Colin.

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

3. By whom was Adrian raised?
(a) His father.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandmother.

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

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

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) Alex.
(d) Colin.

7. The narrator says in Chapter 1 after Adrian's death that "in the law's view, if you killed yourself you were by definition" what (97)?
(a) "An outlaw."
(b) "A lawbreaker."
(c) "Depressed."
(d) "Mad."

8. Where does the narrator say that Phil Dixon came down from in order to teach his English class in Chapter 1?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Barbury.
(d) Bristol.

9. 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.

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

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

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

13. For how long did Veronica's mother say they had lived in their current home when the narrator asked during his visit in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

14. 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) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The narrator questions in Chapter 1 whether there is "anything more plausible than" what (11)?

3. Where did Veronica depart to when she left after visiting the narrator and his friends in London in Chapter 1?

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

5. How long after the narrator's marriage to Margaret did they have their first child?

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