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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 is the narrator's last name?

2. What is Veronica's response when the narrator says, "Well, your turn next" during their meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2 (219)?

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

4. What was featured on the postcard that the narrator recalls having sent Adrian in Chapter 2?

5. What word from Chapter 2 refers to meditations or pedantic writings?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does T. J. Gunnell give to the protagonist regarding his situation when the protagonist first meets with him in Chapter 2?

2. 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?

3. What does the protagonist recall about the Severn Bore as he returns from his second meeting with Veronica in Chapter 2?

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

5. How does the protagonist express his remorse to Veronica regarding the letter in Chapter 2? How does she respond?

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

7. 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?

8. How does Veronica describe her parents' deaths in Chapter 2?

9. What advice does Margaret give to the protagonist when she first meets him for lunch to discuss his situation in Chapter 2?

10. Why does the protagonist begin frequenting a pub and store in North London in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

What is the significance of the Severn Born in The Sense of an Ending? Where in the novel does the author describe this phenomenon? What do you think it symbolizes? Why?

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