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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 Veronica having had a flask of when they went to see Severn Bore in Chapter 2?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

2. When the narrator meets Margaret for lunch to discuss the letter, he says of her, "Margaret doesn't do" what (192)?
(a) "Conflict."
(b) "Triumphalism."
(c) "Egotism."
(d) "Submission."

3. Which of the "two sorts of women" does the narrator assert Margaret to be in Chapter 2 (124)?
(a) Clear-edged.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Submissive.

4. Of the letter, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "And no, it wasn't shame I now felt, or guilt, but something rarer in my life and stronger than both" (187). What does the narrator describe feeling?
(a) Insolence.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Regret.

5. What does Veronica remark about the narrator's appearance when they meet at the Wobbly Bridge in Chapter 2?
(a) He has gotten fat.
(b) He has gone bald.
(c) He still looks young.
(d) He has lost weight.

6. What does Margaret refer to Veronica as when she meets the narrator for lunch to discuss the matter in Chapter 2?
(a) "The Debacle."
(b) "The Debutante."
(c) "The Fruitcake."
(d) "The Witch."

7. What does the narrator describe Mr. Ford trying to get him to drink after dinner on the weekend he visited in Chapter 2?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Wine.

8. Of what quality does the narrator say he did not normally believe he had suffered, but had clearly been more afflicted than he realized after his third meeting with Veronica?
(a) Vanity.
(b) Delusional thinking.
(c) Manipulation.
(d) Peacefulness.

9. Where did Veronica's mother move after her husband died?
(a) To London.
(b) To the United States.
(c) To Paris.
(d) To Newbury.

10. What church does the narrator discover there had never been in Chislehurst in Chapter 2?
(a) St. Jude's.
(b) St. Andrew's.
(c) St. Mary's.
(d) St. Michael's.

11. What word from Chapter 2 means sulky or bad-tempered?
(a) Gregarious.
(b) Passive.
(c) Petulant.
(d) Pragmatic.

12. What is one of the main themes/motifs in The Sense of an Ending?
(a) Fatherhood.
(b) Murder.
(c) Motherhood.
(d) Time.

13. Of his personal solicitor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "He told me that going to the police and trying to persuade them to lay a charge of theft against a woman of mature years who had recently lost her mother would, in his view, be" what (132-133)?
(a) "Permissable."
(b) "Foolish."
(c) "Damning."
(d) "A terrible idea."

14. What is Veronica's response when the narrator says, "Well, your turn next" during their meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2 (219)?
(a) "Go home, Tony."
(b) "I'm not telling you anything."
(c) "Okay I'll go."
(d) "Turn for what?"

15. Who is the author of the book that Veronica is reading at the brasserie when the narrator meets her in Chapter 2?
(a) Stefan Zweig.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Peter Dixon.
(d) Samuel Beckett.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator compares character to what in Chapter 2, saying that the difference is that character peaks a little later?

2. What was featured on the postcard that the narrator recalls having sent Adrian in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the pub in North London that the narrator begins frequenting in Chapter 2?

4. What does the narrator order for dinner on the second night that he goes to the pub in North London in Chapter 2?

5. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?

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