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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jean and Harper spend a lot of their time doing?
(a) Taking cruises.
(b) Going out to the movies.
(c) Drinking and fighting.
(d) Going to museums.

2. In what way were June and Bernard alike in the beginning of their relationship?
(a) They were ophans.
(b) They were both communists.
(c) They were very spiritual.
(d) They both enjoyed theater and music.

3. What did Jeremy think of his friends' need to disassociate themselves from their parents?
(a) They were heading for a nervous breakdown.
(b) They were in a downward social spiral.
(c) They would never make anything of themselves.
(d) They intended to become criminals.

4. What was one of the reasons Jeremy did not pursue girls at the age of seventeen?
(a) He was not attracted to them.
(b) He was busy with two jobs.
(c) He felt he was not good looking enough.
(d) It would distract him from his school work.

5. At what age did Jeremy eventually get married?
(a) Twenty-nine.
(b) Twenty.
(c) In his forties.
(d) In his mid-thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what point of view is the novel written?

2. Why did Jeremy work so hard at studying for his A levels?

3. Where did Jenny's parents live when Jeremy first met them?

4. In what way did Jeremy identify with Sally?

5. What did Jeremy lose due to a road accident?

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