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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Veronica and After.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Phil Dixon once compared a Shakespearean to what actor?
(a) John Wayne.
(b) James Stewart.
(c) Jack Nicholson.
(d) Kirk Douglas.

2. Who does the narrator describe as the one who mocked the political system in Chapter 1?
(a) Alex.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Colin.
(d) Himself.

3. Where did Veronica's famliy live when she was in college?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Sutton.
(c) The West End.
(d) Kent.

4. Where does the narrator describe the school he attended in Chapter 1?
(a) North London.
(b) Chislebury.
(c) Central London.
(d) East London.

5. From what material does the narrator describe Veronica's parents home constructed?
(a) Log.
(b) Yellow brick.
(c) Red brick.
(d) White wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the two-disc boxed set by Donovan that the narrator describes having owned in college in Chapter 1?

2. The narrator says in Chapter 1 that he and his friends assured one another that the imagination's first duty was to be what?

3. Who is described in Chapter 1 as "a cautious know-nothing who lacked the inventiveness of true ignorance" (13)?

4. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "If Alex had read Russell and Wittgenstein, Adrian had read" whom (23)?

5. How does the narrator describe Old Joe Hunt in Chapter 1?

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