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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has the second document left to the narrator by Mrs. Ford, according to Mrs. Marriott in Chapter 2?
(a) Jack.
(b) Veronica.
(c) Colin.
(d) Alex.

2. What does Mrs. Marriott tell the narrator his other document is when he calls in Chapter 2?
(a) A book of poetry.
(b) A novel.
(c) A tax return.
(d) A diary.

3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to resembling a satirical poem that often ends with a turn of thought?
(a) Epigrammic.
(b) Articulate.
(c) Lipographic.
(d) Enigmatic.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "I don't envy Adrian his death, but I do envy him" what (197)?
(a) "His fame."
(b) "His ability to use logic."
(c) "His love for Veronica."
(d) "The clarity of his life."

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

6. When the narrator had said to Joe Hunt that "history was the lies of the victors," he had replied by saying, "As long as you remember that it is also the self-delusions of" whom (230)?
(a) "The defeated."
(b) "The wary."
(c) "The narcissists."
(d) "The history recorders."

7. What poet is the author alluding to in Chapter 2 when he refers to "the road less travelled" (246)?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Samuel Beckett.
(c) William Winston.
(d) James Joyce.

8. How long after the narrator writes to him does John Ford respond in Chapter 2?
(a) 10 days later.
(b) 5 days later.
(c) 2 weeks later.
(d) 12 days later.

9. About how many years has it been since the narrator visited the Ford family when the narrator receives the notice of Mrs. Ford's will in Chapter 2?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 50 years.

10. What is the name of the pub in North London that the narrator begins frequenting in Chapter 2?
(a) The William IV.
(b) The White Horse.
(c) The Henry VIII.
(d) The Elizabeth I.

11. In the postscript of Mrs. Ford's letter to the narrator, she says, "It may sound odd, but I think the last months of [Adrian's] life were" what (124)?
(a) "Happy."
(b) "A struggle."
(c) "Inspiring."
(d) "Regretful."

12. The narrator states in Chapter 2, "I viewed my time with Veronica as" what (131)?
(a) "A failure."
(b) "A success."
(c) "Nostalgic."
(d) "A loss."

13. What river does the Wobbly Bridge cross?
(a) The Trent.
(b) The Nile.
(c) The Thames.
(d) The Severn.

14. The author says in Chapter 2 that "there's no fool like" what (246)?
(a) "An old fool."
(b) "A fool in love."
(c) "A young fool."
(d) "A fool headed to slaughter."

15. Who writes to the narrator from Messrs. Coyle, Innes and Black in Chapter 2?
(a) Janet Williams.
(b) Rebecca Anderson.
(c) Anne Collier.
(d) Eleanor Marriott.

Short Answer Questions

1. What apparently led to Adrian's suicide, as revealed in the end of the novel?

2. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2 that "it ought to be obvious to us that time doesn't act as a fixative, rather as a" what (119)?

3. What did Veronica's father die from?

4. What does the narrator switch to drinking while reading the first letter from the envelope from Veronica in Chapter 2?

5. What word from Chapter 2 refers to the act of writing in an unrestrained and heartfelt way?

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