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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long ago does the solicitor say Mrs. Ford's will was drawn up in Chapter 2?
(a) Two years ago.
(b) Six years ago.
(c) Twenty years ago.
(d) Five years ago.

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

3. Of what quality does the narrator say he did not normally believe he had suffered, but had clearly been more afflicted than he realized after his third meeting with Veronica?
(a) Peacefulness.
(b) Vanity.
(c) Delusional thinking.
(d) Manipulation.

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

5. What did Veronica's mother take up after the death of her husband?
(a) Protesting.
(b) Smoking.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gambling.

6. 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) Remorse.
(c) Insolence.
(d) Retribution.

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

8. 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) "Things were going to finally change."
(c) "Political upheaval."
(d) "Something new was being born."

9. What does the narrator describe Veronica having had a flask of when they went to see Severn Bore in Chapter 2?
(a) Brandy.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

10. In comparing himself to Adrian, the narrator notes in Chapter 2 that Adrian used logic whereas the narrator used what?
(a) Common sense.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Artistry.
(d) Creativity.

11. 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) "Boring."
(b) "Beautiful."
(c) "Kind."
(d) "Sexy."

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

13. From whom is the first letter to Adrian and Veronica that is in the envelope given to the narrator from Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) From the narrator.
(b) From Mrs. Ford.
(c) From Alex.
(d) From Mr. Ford.

14. 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 late 40s.
(b) In his late 30s.
(c) In his late 20s.
(d) In his early 40s.

15. The narrator describes a survey of British drivers in which what percent of those polled thought they were better than average drivers?
(a) 80%.
(b) 75%.
(c) 99%.
(d) 95%.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what means has the narrator opted for his remains to be disposed after his death?

2. 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)?

3. What composer does the narrator say "has gone the way of those geniuses who fascinate in youth, retain a residual power in middle age, but later seem, if not embarrassing, somehow less relevant" in Chapter 2 (115)?

4. What is put under the chicken skin in France to make the dish Chicken in Half-Mourning?

5. For how long does Veronica say her father has been dead when she responds to the narrator's query about him in Chapter 2?

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