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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 was Mrs. Ford's first name?

2. How much money did Mrs. Ford leave to the narrator in her will?

3. Where did Veronica's mother move after her husband died?

4. What does the narrator describe Veronica having had a flask of when they went to see Severn Bore in Chapter 2?

5. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Remorse, etymologically, is the action of" what (260)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the protagonist conclude about his journey and life in the conclusion of the novel?

2. How does the protagonist describe his relationship with Susie in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

6. How does the protagonist respond to the letter he reads from Veronica's envelope in Chapter 2?

7. What does the protagonist discover about Chislehurst when he googles the setting in Chapter 2?

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

9. What is the second document bequeathed to the protagonist? Why does he seek its ownership?

10. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Veronica during their second meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2?

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

Discuss the revelations that the narrator discovers at the end of Chapter 2. What does the narrator discern to be the real reason behind Adrian's suicide? How does this revelation explain Veronica's behavior? What does the revelation signify to the protagonist?

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