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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. What word from Chapter 1 refers to failing to act as a result of moral weakness?
(a) Petulant.
(b) Supine.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Pessimistic.

2. What is the river that runs upstream lit by, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) Candlelight.
(b) Moonlight.
(c) Torchbeams.
(d) Headlights.

3. How much older is Veronica than the narrator?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 1 year older.
(c) 8 months older.
(d) 5 months older.

4. What word from Chapter 1 refers to the action of clearing blame of someone?
(a) Retribution.
(b) Articulation.
(c) Anticipation.
(d) Vindication.

5. How does the narrator describe Old Joe Hunt in Chapter 1?
(a) Hateful and mean.
(b) Gregarious.
(c) Wryly affable.
(d) Sardonic.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator notes in Chapter 1 that when teasing or calling his friends to seriousness, Adrian would address the narrator by what name?

2. What composers did Veronica hate?

3. How tall does the narrator describe Veronica as in Chapter 1?

4. What monarch's reign did Old Joe Hunt ask his students about on the third day of class, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

5. What is the name of the two-disc boxed set by Donovan that the narrator describes having owned in college in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Veronica described when the narrator first meets her?

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

5. What does the letter from Adrian say regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?

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

7. Who commits suicide during the ptrotagonist's high school years? Why?

8. Where do the protagonist and his friends go to college after high school?

9. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Mrs. Ford when they are alone during breakfast when he visits?

10. Why do the protagonist and his friends urge Adrian to investigate his parents' divorce in Chapter 1?

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