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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the narrator describe as making "philosophical objections to the perceived nature of reality" in Chapter 1 (18)?
(a) Colin.
(b) Alex.
(c) Himself.
(d) Adrian.

2. What are Veronica's two middle names?
(a) Mary Anderson.
(b) Anne Elizabeth.
(c) Sarah Michelle.
(d) Mary Elizabeth.

3. What is the name of Susan's husband?
(a) Ken.
(b) Andrew.
(c) James.
(d) William.

4. What does the narrator describe being tossed into a wet sink, causing it to steam in the opening of Chapter 1?
(a) A hot knife.
(b) A hot iron.
(c) A hot frying pan.
(d) A hot

5. In describing his first visit to Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1, the narrator says, "I was so ill at ease that I spent the entire weekend" what (56)?
(a) "Thowing up."
(b) "Constipated."
(c) "Chain-smoking."
(d) "Pacing."

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Alex say Adrian appeared the last time he saw him when he met with the narrator to discuss Adrian's suicide?

2. What was Veronica's father's profession when the narrator met her?

3. Where did the narrator go to meet his friend to discuss Adrian's suicide after he arrived home?

4. What set Adrian Finn apart from the other boys, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

5. In discussing modern dating, the narrator says in Chapter 1, "This made me feel like a survivor from some antique, bypassed culture whose members were still using" what "as a form of monetary exchange" (45)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the protagonist angered by the fact that Adrian is labeled as mentally disturbed regarding his suicide?

2. What is the protagonist's response to Adrian's letter regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?

3. What philosophical arguments are made regarding the act of suicide among the protagonist and his friends during high school?

4. Who are the "original three" among the narrator's group of friends? How are they described?

5. How is the narrative related in The Sense of an Ending? From whose perspective is the story told? Why?

6. Why does the protagonist feel that Veronica may be partly to blame for Adrian's suicide?

7. Who is Old Joe Hunt and what role does he play in the narrative?

8. Who is the protagonist in The Sense of an Ending? How would you describe this character?

9. How does the narrator describe his high school? Where is the school located?

10. How does the narrator describe the meeting with his friends one year after Adrian's suicide?

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