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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 periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?
2. Phil Dixon related to his class that T. S. Eliot claimed it is all about what, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
3. How does the narrator describe Old Joe Hunt in Chapter 1?
4. From what material does the narrator describe Veronica's parents home constructed?
5. Where did Veronica depart to when she left after visiting the narrator and his friends in London in Chapter 1?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the "original three" among the narrator's group of friends? How are they described?
2. How is the narrative related in The Sense of an Ending? From whose perspective is the story told? Why?
3. What does the letter from Adrian say regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?
4. How does the dynamic of the narrator's group of friend's change with the introduction of Adrian?
5. How does the narrator describe his high school? Where is the school located?
6. What is the protagonist's response to Adrian's letter regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?
7. Who is Old Joe Hunt and what role does he play in the narrative?
8. How does the narrator describe the meeting with his friends one year after Adrian's suicide?
9. Whom did the protagonist marry? How does he describe the early years of their marriage?
10. What is the protagonist's mother's theory regarding Adrian's suicide? How does the protagonist respond to this theory?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the protagonist and narrator of The Sense of an Ending. What is the protagonist's name? What aspects of his character stand out? How old is the narrator in Chapters 1 and 2? How does his character develop over the course of the story?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss and analyze the author's use of philosophical and literary allusions in The Sense of an Ending. What are some examples of these allusions? How do the philosophical theories discussed relate to the themes and/or plot of the novel? How do the literary allusions relate to The Sense of an Ending?
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