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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how many years has it been since the narrator visited the Ford family when the narrator receives the notice of Mrs. Ford's will in Chapter 2?
(a) 40 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 45 years.

2. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

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

4. What does Veronica remark about the narrator's appearance when they meet at the Wobbly Bridge in Chapter 2?
(a) He still looks young.
(b) He has gotten fat.
(c) He has gone bald.
(d) He has lost weight.

5. 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) "Love."
(b) "Relationships."
(c) "Memory."
(d) "Perspective."

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

7. The narrator compares character to what in Chapter 2, saying that the difference is that character peaks a little later?
(a) Time.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Wisdom.

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

9. The author says in Chapter 2 that "there's no fool like" what (246)?
(a) "An old fool."
(b) "A young fool."
(c) "A fool headed to slaughter."
(d) "A fool in love."

10. What does the narrator do in the pub while he drinks and awaits the man with the badges in Chapter 2?
(a) Chats with fellow patrons.
(b) A crossword puzzle.
(c) Writes a letter.
(d) Talks to his bartender.

11. 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.

12. For how long does Veronica say her father has been dead when she responds to the narrator's query about him in Chapter 2?
(a) Over 35 years.
(b) About 20 years.
(c) About 10 years.
(d) Over 40 years.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was featured on the postcard that the narrator recalls having sent Adrian in Chapter 2?

2. What did Veronica's father die from?

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

4. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2 that "it ought to be obvious to us that time doesn't act as a fixative, rather as a" what (119)?

5. Who has the second document left to the narrator by Mrs. Ford, according to Mrs. Marriott in Chapter 2?

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