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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What consisted of Robson's suicide letter (265)?
(a) "I can't go on."
(b) "Please forgive me."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "Sorry, Mum."

2. What is the narrator's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Wilson.
(c) Anderson.
(d) Webster.

3. Why does Veronica tell the narrator she cannot give him Adrian's diary when they meet at the Wobbly Bridge in Chapter 2?
(a) Because she threw it in the river.
(b) Because she burned it.
(c) Because she gave it away.
(d) Because she can't bear to part with it.

4. 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.

5. What does the narrator switch to drinking while reading the first letter from the envelope from Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) Vodka.
(b) Wine.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Water.

6. What word from Chapter 2 refers to an inscription on a tomb in memory of the one buried there?
(a) Elegy.
(b) Epitaph.
(c) Stigmata.
(d) Oriole.

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

8. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "Like most people, I have superstitions attached to" what (202)?
(a) "Walking across bridges."
(b) "Going to cemeteries."
(c) "Walking under ladders."
(d) "The taking of a journey."

9. The narrator compares character to what in Chapter 2, saying that the difference is that character peaks a little later?
(a) Time.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Kindness.
(d) Wisdom.

10. The narrator says in Chapter 2 that "all the time [he] was going out with Veronica, [he] found her many things--alluring, mysterious, disapproving--but never" what (260)?
(a) "Beautiful."
(b) "Boring."
(c) "Sexy."
(d) "Kind."

11. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Someone once said that his favorite times in history were when things were collapsing, because that meant" what (198)?
(a) "An act of desperation."
(b) "Something new was being born."
(c) "Things were going to finally change."
(d) "Political upheaval."

12. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Three years.
(d) Two years.

13. 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) "A struggle."
(b) "Inspiring."
(c) "Regretful."
(d) "Happy."

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

15. How old does the narrator say Susie is in Chapter 2?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 34.
(d) 29.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that "the brain does not like being" what (210)?

2. What church does the narrator discover there had never been in Chislehurst in Chapter 2?

3. What does the narrator describe Mr. Ford trying to get him to drink after dinner on the weekend he visited in Chapter 2?

4. What two locations are linked by the Wobbly Bridge?

5. What did Veronica's father die from?

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