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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To what university did Adrian win a scholarship?
2. How old was Adrian when he committed suicide?
3. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?
4. During what decade did the narrator attend college?
5. The narrator notes in Chapter 1 that when teasing or calling his friends to seriousness, Adrian would address the narrator by what name?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Old Joe Hunt and what role does he play in the narrative?
2. How does the dynamic of the narrator's group of friend's change with the introduction of Adrian?
3. How is Veronica described when the narrator first meets her?
4. What is the protagonist's response to Adrian's letter regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?
5. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Mrs. Ford when they are alone during breakfast when he visits?
6. Where does the protagonist go after completing college? How does he describe his experiences there?
7. What are the protagonist's impressions of the Ford family when he meets them?
8. Why does the protagonist feel that Veronica may be partly to blame for Adrian's suicide?
9. How does the narrator describe the meeting with his friends one year after Adrian's suicide?
10. What led to the protagonist's divorce?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the impacts of Adrian's suicide in the novel. What reasons does Adrian give in his suicide letter for his actions? How does the protagonist respond to these justifications in Adrian's suicide note? How does Adrian's death affect the narrator?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the Severn Born in The Sense of an Ending? Where in the novel does the author describe this phenomenon? What do you think it symbolizes? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Tony's trio of friends during high school and their relationships. What brings these boys together? How do they show their dedication to their "pack"? What are their main shared interests?
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