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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. What musical instrument did Adrian play, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
2. How did Robson kill himself?
3. Where did the narrator attend college?
4. The narrator notes in Chapter 1, "Some Englishman once said that marriage is a long dull meal with" what "served first" (106)?
5. The narrator says of he and his friends in Chapter 1, "All political systems and social systems appeared to us" to be what (22)?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the dynamic of the narrator's group of friend's change with the introduction of Adrian?
2. Who is the protagonist in The Sense of an Ending? How would you describe this character?
3. Who commits suicide during the ptrotagonist's high school years? Why?
4. How does the narrator describe his high school? Where is the school located?
5. How is the intimacy between the protagonist and Veronica described during their courtship and after?
6. Who is Old Joe Hunt and what role does he play in the narrative?
7. What led to the protagonist's divorce?
8. Why does the protagonist feel that Veronica may be partly to blame for Adrian's suicide?
9. What is the significance of the memory fragments that are presented by the narrator in the opening of Chapter 1?
10. Where do the protagonist and his friends go to college after high school?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of suicide in The Sense of an Ending. How is the act of suicide regarded by the protagonist and his friends? What characters commit suicide and why? What does suicide represent thematically in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the theme of memory in The Sense of an Ending. How does the author evoke this theme through symbolism, imagery, and setting? How does the author explore this theme through characters and their actions and motivations? What commentary does the narrator provide regarding memory?
Essay Topic 3
How does the narrator respond when he receives the letter from Adrian asking to date Veronica? Do you think that his reaction is justified? Why or why not? What are the repercussions of his reaction?
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