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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 diary.
(d) A tax return.

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

3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to meditations or pedantic writings?
(a) Articulations.
(b) Desecrations.
(c) Lucubrations.
(d) Elegies.

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

5. 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 gave it away.
(b) Because she threw it in the river.
(c) Because she can't bear to part with it.
(d) Because she burned it.

6. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Remorse, etymologically, is the action of" what (260)?
(a) "Biting again."
(b) "Turning back time."
(c) "Thinking backwards."
(d) "Self mutilation."

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

8. To what band does the narrator recall dancing with Veronica in his room in Chapter 2?
(a) The Moody Blues.
(b) The Beatles.
(c) The Who.
(d) Donovan.

9. What kind of ring does the narrator describe Veronica wearing on her wedding finger in Chapter 2?
(a) A red glass ring.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A blue glass ring.
(d) A gold ring.

10. How much money did Mrs. Ford leave to the narrator in her will?
(a) 100 pounds.
(b) 500 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

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

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) "An act of desperation."
(d) "Something new was being born."

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

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

15. 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) "A terrible idea."
(b) "Damning."
(c) "Foolish."
(d) "Permissable."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator do in the pub while he drinks and awaits the man with the badges in Chapter 2?

2. Where is the brasserie on the third floor of John Lewis located that Veronica chooses to meet the narrator at in Chapter 2?

3. 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)?

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

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