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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: the Meeting, the Letter, the Second Meeting.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What contact information does the narrator receive for John Ford from Mrs. Marriott in Chapter 2?
(a) His phone number.
(b) His P.O. Box.
(c) His email address.
(d) His street address.

2. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?
(a) The London Metro.
(b) The London Daily Times.
(c) The Cambridge Evening News.
(d) The Oxford Evening News.

3. For about how long does the narrator say he dated Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) Two years.
(b) Four years.
(c) One year.
(d) Three years.

4. Which of the "two sorts of women" does the narrator assert Margaret to be in Chapter 2 (124)?
(a) Manipulative.
(b) Mysterious.
(c) Clear-edged.
(d) Submissive.

5. Of his personal solicitor, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "He told me that going to the police and trying to persuade them to lay a charge of theft against a woman of mature years who had recently lost her mother would, in his view, be" what (132-133)?
(a) "Foolish."
(b) "Permissable."
(c) "A terrible idea."
(d) "Damning."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the narrator's firstborn child?

3. What composers did Veronica hate?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 2, "I don't envy Adrian his death, but I do envy him" what (197)?

5. What musical instrument did Adrian play, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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