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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 poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?
2. What does the narrator describe Veronica having had a flask of when they went to see Severn Bore in Chapter 2?
3. When the narrator had said to Joe Hunt that "history was the lies of the victors," he had replied by saying, "As long as you remember that it is also the self-delusions of" whom (230)?
4. What word from Chapter 2 means having a tendency to become liquid?
5. What consisted of Robson's suicide letter (265)?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How does Veronica describe her parents' deaths in Chapter 2?
3. Why does Margaret eventually tell the protagonist that he is on his own in Chapter 2?
4. What are the two types of women that the protagonist recalls Margaret discussing with him in Chapter 2? Which characters fall into these categories?
5. What is the ultimate truth that the protagonist discovers regarding the mentally disabled man in Chapter 2?
6. How does the protagonist respond to the letter he reads from Veronica's envelope in Chapter 2?
7. What realization does the protagonist first come to regarding the mentally disabled man in North London?
8. What commentary does the narrator provide regarding the building of character in Chapter 2?
9. What is revealed in the envelope that Veronica gives to the protagonist at the Wobbly Bridge?
10. Why does the protagonist surmise that Veronica gave him the letter and met him in person (for their first meeting) in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrator/protagonist's experiences when he visits the Ford family home. How does the narrator regard Mr. Ford? What are his impressions of Jack? Why is the narrator taken aback by his exchange with Mrs. Ford?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Why is the protagonist unable to obtain the second document that was left to him by Mrs. Ford in her will? How does he attempt to obtain this document? What information do you think is/was revealed in this document? Why?
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