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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. Why does Veronica tell the narrator she cannot give him Adrian's diary when they meet at the Wobbly Bridge in Chapter 2?
(a) Because she can't bear to part with it.
(b) Because she gave it away.
(c) Because she burned it.
(d) Because she threw it in the river.

2. Who sang the song "Elusive Butterfly"?
(a) Peter Gabriel.
(b) Bob Lind.
(c) Donovan.
(d) John Lennon.

3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to meditations or pedantic writings?
(a) Desecrations.
(b) Articulations.
(c) Lucubrations.
(d) Elegies.

4. What word from Chapter 2 means having a tendency to become liquid?
(a) Effervescent.
(b) Arbitrary.
(c) Luminous.
(d) Deliquescent.

5. What is one of the main themes/motifs in The Sense of an Ending?
(a) Murder.
(b) Fatherhood.
(c) Time.
(d) Motherhood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Marriott tell the narrator his other document is when he calls in Chapter 2?

2. On what day of the week does the narrator go to the pub in North London to try to find the man with the badges in Chapter 2?

3. The narrator compares character to what in Chapter 2, saying that the difference is that character peaks a little later?

4. Terry tells the narrator at the pub in Chapter 2 that "Mary" is not Adrian's mother but what?

5. When does the narrator say a person's character peaks in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Margaret give to the protagonist when she first meets him for lunch to discuss his situation in Chapter 2?

2. Why does Margaret eventually tell the protagonist that he is on his own in Chapter 2?

3. How does the protagonist perceive his past with Veronica when he first receives the letter regarding Mrs. Ford's inheritance?

4. How is Adrian's suicide compared to Robson's in the novel?

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

6. How does the narrator go about dealing with Veronica during their early exchanges on email? Is he successful using this tactic?

7. Who is T. J. Gunnell and why does the protagonist meet with him in Chapter 2?

8. What memory comes back to the protagonist as he takes the train to meet Veronica at the brasserie for their second meeting in Chapter 2?

9. What realization does the protagonist first come to regarding the mentally disabled man in North London?

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

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