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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. Where is the brasserie on the third floor of John Lewis located that Veronica chooses to meet the narrator at in Chapter 2?
2. What two locations are linked by the Wobbly Bridge?
3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to the act of writing in an unrestrained and heartfelt way?
4. In asking if characters change over time, the narrator states in Chapter 2, "Our attitudes and opinions change; we develop new habits and eccentricities; but that's something different, more like" what (194-195)?
5. What is the name of the song by the punk rock band led by a friend of the narrator's in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the protagonist describe his relationship with Susie in Chapter 2?
2. Who does Veronica point out to the protagonist during their third meeting in Chapter 2? What information does she reveal to the protagonist during this meeting?
3. How is Adrian's suicide compared to Robson's in the novel?
4. Who is T. J. Gunnell and why does the protagonist meet with him in Chapter 2?
5. What does the protagonist learn during his first meeting with Veronica at the Wobbly Bridge?
6. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Veronica during their second meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2?
7. What is revealed in the envelope that Veronica gives to the protagonist at the Wobbly Bridge?
8. What has Sarah Ford bequeathed to the protagonist in her will?
9. Why does the protagonist begin frequenting a pub and store in North London in Chapter 2?
10. What does the protagonist discover about Chislehurst when he googles the setting 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 the theme of time in The Sense of an Ending. What commentary does the narrator make on the passage of time? How does the passage of time change in a person's life? How does the theme of time relate to the theme of memory?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the various settings that are presented in The Sense of an Ending. Where does the novel begin? Where does it end? How does the author use imagery in describing these settings?
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