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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Kent.
(c) Sutton.
(d) The West End.

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

3. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "If Alex had read Russell and Wittgenstein, Adrian had read" whom (23)?
(a) "Frost and Poe."
(b) "Einstein and Heidegger."
(c) "Joyce and Beckett."
(d) "Camus and Nietzsche."

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

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

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

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

8. 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) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

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

10. How old was Adrian when he committed suicide?
(a) 32.
(b) 25.
(c) 19.
(d) 22.

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

12. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "Some Englishman once said that marriage is a long dull meal with" what "served first" (106)?
(a) "The pudding."
(b) "The cake."
(c) "The soup."
(d) "The salad."

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

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

15. What set Adrian Finn apart from the other boys, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) He was physically disabled.
(b) He was mentally disabled.
(c) He was new to the school.
(d) He came from a two-parent home.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What color eyes does the narrator describe Veronica having in Chapter 1?

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

4. How much older is Veronica than the narrator?

5. What word in Chapter 1 means behaving in an obsequious way to gain advantage?

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