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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) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Hot chocolate.

2. What word from Chapter 2 means having a tendency to become liquid?
(a) Deliquescent.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Effervescent.
(d) Luminous.

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

4. In the conclusion of the novel, the narrator says, "There is accumulation. There is responsibility. And beyond these, there is" what (281)?
(a) "Grief."
(b) "Regret."
(c) "Sorrow."
(d) "Unrest."

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

6. What kind of car does the narrator drive in Chapter 2?
(a) A Jeep Wrangler.
(b) A Ford Prius.
(c) A Volkswagen Polo.
(d) A Nissan Altima.

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

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

9. What two locations are linked by the Wobbly Bridge?
(a) Hyde Park and Oxford Square.
(b) Whitecastle and Newbury.
(c) Chislehurst and London.
(d) St. Paul's and Tate Modern.

10. What composer does the narrator say he still plays a lot of in Chapter 2?
(a) Dvorak.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Beethhoven.
(d) Bach.

11. What is the name of the song by the punk rock band led by a friend of the narrator's in Chapter 2?
(a) "Yesterday."
(b) "Down with Society."
(c) "Tomorrow Never Comes."
(d) "Every Day is Sunday."

12. 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) "Political upheaval."
(b) "Things were going to finally change."
(c) "Something new was being born."
(d) "An act of desperation."

13. What did Veronica's father die from?
(a) Prostate cancer.
(b) Lung cancer.
(c) Eosophageal cancer.
(d) Heart attack.

14. Of his personal solicitor the narrator says that he "is a calm, gaunt man who doesn't mind" what (132)?
(a) "Conflict."
(b) "Telling the truth."
(c) "Silence."
(d) "Confrontation."

15. What word from Chapter 2 refers to the act of writing in an unrestrained and heartfelt way?
(a) Compulsion.
(b) Articulation.
(c) Effusion.
(d) Eradication.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator order for dinner at the pub when he goes on the third time he visits the pub in North London in Chapter 2?

2. How long after the narrator writes to him does John Ford respond in Chapter 2?

3. When does the narrator say a person's character peaks in Chapter 2?

4. When the narrator meets Margaret for lunch to discuss the letter, he says of her, "Margaret doesn't do" what (192)?

5. What word from Chapter 2 refers to an inscription on a tomb in memory of the one buried there?

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