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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. In asking if characters change over time, the narrator states in Chapter 2, "Our attitudes and opinions change; we develop new habits and eccentricities; but that's something different, more like" what (194-195)?
(a) "Illusion."
(b) "Delusion."
(c) "Decoration."
(d) "Packaging."

2. What does the narrator order for dinner on the second night that he goes to the pub in North London in Chapter 2?
(a) A burger and french fries.
(b) Penne with gorgonzola and walnut sauce.
(c) A slice of pizza.
(d) Chargilled hake with chips.

3. What is the name of the pub in North London that the narrator begins frequenting in Chapter 2?
(a) The William IV.
(b) The White Horse.
(c) The Elizabeth I.
(d) The Henry VIII.

4. What is the name of the song by the punk rock band led by a friend of the narrator's in Chapter 2?
(a) "Down with Society."
(b) "Yesterday."
(c) "Every Day is Sunday."
(d) "Tomorrow Never Comes."

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?

3. What two locations are linked by the Wobbly Bridge?

4. How much money did Mrs. Ford leave to the narrator in her will?

5. What does Veronica remark about the narrator's appearance when they meet at the Wobbly Bridge in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the protagonist surmise that Veronica gave him the letter and met him in person (for their first meeting) in Chapter 2?

2. What is the ultimate truth that the protagonist discovers regarding the mentally disabled man in Chapter 2?

3. What is the second document bequeathed to the protagonist? Why does he seek its ownership?

4. What advice does T. J. Gunnell give to the protagonist regarding his situation when the protagonist first meets with him in Chapter 2?

5. Where does the protagonist meet Veronica for their third meeting in Chapter 2? How is this setting described?

6. What does the protagonist learn during his first meeting with Veronica at the Wobbly Bridge?

7. What does the protagonist discover about Chislehurst when he googles the setting in Chapter 2?

8. How does the protagonist respond to the letter he reads from Veronica's envelope in Chapter 2?

9. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Veronica during their second meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2?

10. What does the protagonist recall about the Severn Bore as he returns from his second meeting with Veronica in Chapter 2?

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