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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Terry tells the narrator at the pub in Chapter 2 that "Mary" is not Adrian's mother but what?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His friend.
(c) His sister.
(d) His aunt.

2. What was Mrs. Ford's first name?
(a) Opal.
(b) Anne.
(c) Marie.
(d) Sarah.

3. 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) Regret.
(b) Insolence.
(c) Remorse.
(d) Retribution.

4. Where does John Ford claim to be located when he contacts the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Singapore.
(b) London.
(c) The United States.
(d) Ireland.

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

6. What contact information does the narrator receive for John Ford from Mrs. Marriott in Chapter 2?
(a) His street address.
(b) His phone number.
(c) His email address.
(d) His P.O. Box.

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

8. What does the narrator say he had been "ever since [he] left school" in Chapter 2 (188)?
(a) Ambitious.
(b) Exemplary.
(c) Articulate.
(d) Average.

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

10. What poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?
(a) Edgar Allan Poe.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) James Joyce.

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

12. In the beginning of Chapter 2, the narrator describes a line that Adrian used to quote. "History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of" what (113)?
(a) "Perception."
(b) "Documentation."
(c) "The truth."
(d) "A balanced story."

13. How old was the narrator when he says that he had a moment when he admitted that his adventurousness had long since petered out?
(a) In his early 40s.
(b) In his late 30s.
(c) In his late 20s.
(d) In his late 40s.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the song by the punk rock band led by a friend of the narrator's in Chapter 2?

3. What does the narrator describe sending a photocopy of to Mrs. Coyle, Innes and Black in Chapter 2?

4. From whom is the first letter to Adrian and Veronica that is in the envelope given to the narrator from Veronica in Chapter 2?

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

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