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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does John Ford claim to be located when he contacts the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Singapore.
(c) London.
(d) The United States.

2. What composer does the narrator say he still plays a lot of in Chapter 2?
(a) Dvorak.
(b) Chopin.
(c) Beethhoven.
(d) Bach.

3. What poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) Ted Hughes.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) James Joyce.

4. What word from Chapter 2 refers to an inscription on a tomb in memory of the one buried there?
(a) Oriole.
(b) Epitaph.
(c) Stigmata.
(d) Elegy.

5. What does the narrator order for dinner on the second night that he goes to the pub in North London in Chapter 2?
(a) A burger and french fries.
(b) Penne with gorgonzola and walnut sauce.
(c) A slice of pizza.
(d) Chargilled hake with chips.

6. When the narrator meets Margaret for lunch to discuss the letter, he says of her, "Margaret doesn't do" what (192)?
(a) "Submission."
(b) "Egotism."
(c) "Triumphalism."
(d) "Conflict."

7. What kind of ring does the narrator describe Veronica wearing on her wedding finger in Chapter 2?
(a) A gold ring.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A red glass ring.
(d) A blue glass ring.

8. The narrator compares character to what in Chapter 2, saying that the difference is that character peaks a little later?
(a) Kindness.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Time.
(d) Wisdom.

9. By what means has the narrator opted for his remains to be disposed after his death?
(a) By cremation.
(b) By shipping him to sea.
(c) By burial.
(d) By bonfire.

10. What does the narrator do in the pub while he drinks and awaits the man with the badges in Chapter 2?
(a) A crossword puzzle.
(b) Chats with fellow patrons.
(c) Writes a letter.
(d) Talks to his bartender.

11. From whom is the first letter to Adrian and Veronica that is in the envelope given to the narrator from Veronica in Chapter 2?
(a) From the narrator.
(b) From Alex.
(c) From Mrs. Ford.
(d) From Mr. Ford.

12. Who writes to the narrator from Messrs. Coyle, Innes and Black in Chapter 2?
(a) Rebecca Anderson.
(b) Anne Collier.
(c) Eleanor Marriott.
(d) Janet Williams.

13. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2, "Remorse, etymologically, is the action of" what (260)?
(a) "Thinking backwards."
(b) "Turning back time."
(c) "Biting again."
(d) "Self mutilation."

14. What does Mrs. Marriott tell the narrator his other document is when he calls in Chapter 2?
(a) A diary.
(b) A novel.
(c) A book of poetry.
(d) A tax return.

15. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2 that "there is objective time, but also subjective time, the kind you wear on the inside of your wrist, next to where the pulse lies. And this personal time, which is true time, is measured in your relationship to" what (230)?
(a) "Memory."
(b) "Relationships."
(c) "Perspective."
(d) "Love."

Short Answer Questions

1. What apparently led to Adrian's suicide, as revealed in the end of the novel?

2. Of what quality does the narrator say he did not normally believe he had suffered, but had clearly been more afflicted than he realized after his third meeting with Veronica?

3. Where is the brasserie on the third floor of John Lewis located that Veronica chooses to meet the narrator at in Chapter 2?

4. What river does the Wobbly Bridge cross?

5. Of the letter, the narrator says in Chapter 2, "And no, it wasn't shame I now felt, or guilt, but something rarer in my life and stronger than both" (187). What does the narrator describe feeling?

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