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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 did Veronica's mother take up after the death of her husband?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Protesting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Gambling.
2. Where is the brasserie on the third floor of John Lewis located that Veronica chooses to meet the narrator at in Chapter 2?
(a) Oxford Street.
(b) Newbury Street.
(c) Manson Street.
(d) Buford Street.
3. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Someone once said that his favorite times in history were when things were collapsing, because that meant" what (198)?
(a) "An act of desperation."
(b) "Political upheaval."
(c) "Something new was being born."
(d) "Things were going to finally change."
4. What is put under the chicken skin in France to make the dish Chicken in Half-Mourning?
(a) Garlic.
(b) Black truffles.
(c) Pastrami.
(d) Onions.
5. What word from Chapter 2 refers to the act of writing in an unrestrained and heartfelt way?
(a) Compulsion.
(b) Effusion.
(c) Eradication.
(d) Articulation.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author says in Chapter 2 that "there's no fool like" what (246)?
2. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Remorse, etymologically, is the action of" what (260)?
3. How much money did Mrs. Ford leave to the narrator in her will?
4. Terry tells the narrator at the pub in Chapter 2 that "Mary" is not Adrian's mother but what?
5. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "Like most people, I have superstitions attached to" what (202)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What commentary does the narrator provide regarding the building of character in Chapter 2?
2. What has Sarah Ford bequeathed to the protagonist in her will?
3. Who does Veronica point out to the protagonist during their third meeting in Chapter 2? What information does she reveal to the protagonist during this meeting?
4. How does the narrator go about dealing with Veronica during their early exchanges on email? Is he successful using this tactic?
5. Why does Margaret eventually tell the protagonist that he is on his own in Chapter 2?
6. 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?
7. What is the ultimate truth that the protagonist discovers regarding the mentally disabled man in Chapter 2?
8. What are the two types of women that the protagonist recalls Margaret discussing with him in Chapter 2? Which characters fall into these categories?
9. How does the protagonist describe his relationship with Susie in Chapter 2?
10. What is the second document bequeathed to the protagonist? Why does he seek its ownership?
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