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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "I don't envy Adrian his death, but I do envy him" what (197)?
(a) "His fame."
(b) "The clarity of his life."
(c) "His ability to use logic."
(d) "His love for Veronica."

4. 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?
(a) Penne with gorgonzola and walnut sauce.
(b) A slice of pizza.
(c) A burger and french fries.
(d) Chargilled hake with chips.

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

6. When the narrator had said to Joe Hunt that "history was the lies of the victors," he had replied by saying, "As long as you remember that it is also the self-delusions of" whom (230)?
(a) "The history recorders."
(b) "The narcissists."
(c) "The defeated."
(d) "The wary."

7. When does the narrator say a person's character peaks in Chapter 2?
(a) Between 20 and 30.
(b) Between 25 and 35.
(c) Between 15 and 25.
(d) Between 30 and 40.

8. Which of the "two sorts of women" does the narrator assert Margaret to be in Chapter 2 (124)?
(a) Submissive.
(b) Clear-edged.
(c) Manipulative.
(d) Mysterious.

9. 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) "Regretful."
(c) "Inspiring."
(d) "Happy."

10. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2 that "there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where the pulse lies. And this personal time, which is true time, is measured in your relationship to" what (230)?
(a) "Memory."
(b) "Perspective."
(c) "Love."
(d) "Relationships."

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

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

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

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

15. What does the narrator say he does not like in Chapter 2?
(a) Cooking.
(b) Cleaning.
(c) Petulance.
(d) Mess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of ring does the narrator describe Veronica wearing on her wedding finger in Chapter 2?

2. What kind of car does the narrator drive in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the narrator's personal solicitor?

4. What word from Chapter 2 refers to meditations or pedantic writings?

5. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Remorse, etymologically, is the action of" what (260)?

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