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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Adrian's Suicide and the Current State of Things.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator describe having for Sunday lunch at Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1?
(a) Roast lamb.
(b) Roast chicken.
(c) Roast turkey.
(d) Roast beef.

2. What color eyes does the narrator describe Veronica having in Chapter 1?
(a) Hazel.
(b) Deep brown.
(c) Blue-grey.
(d) Green.

3. For how long did Veronica's mother say they had lived in their current home when the narrator asked during his visit in Chapter 1?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 20 years.

4. What is Susan's husband's profession?
(a) He is a doctor.
(b) He is a teacher.
(c) He is a baker.
(d) He is a banker.

5. How much older is Veronica than the narrator?
(a) 5 months older.
(b) 8 months older.
(c) 1 year older.
(d) 2 years older.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the narrator's marriage to Margaret did she take up with a fellow who ran a restaurant?

2. What is Veronica's last name?

3. In describing his first visit to Veronica's parents' home in Chapter 1, the narrator says, "I was so ill at ease that I spent the entire weekend" what (56)?

4. How did Adrian commit suicide?

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

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