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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At whose jokes does the narrator say Veronica laughed at more easily than his own when she met his friends in Chapter 1?
(a) Alex's.
(b) James's.
(c) Colin's.
(d) Adrian's.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 1, "If Alex had read Russell and Wittgenstein, Adrian had read" whom (23)?
(a) "Camus and Nietzsche."
(b) "Einstein and Heidegger."
(c) "Joyce and Beckett."
(d) "Frost and Poe."

3. How did Alex say Adrian appeared the last time he saw him when he met with the narrator to discuss Adrian's suicide?
(a) Cheerful.
(b) Depressed.
(c) Gregarious.
(d) Sullen.

4. What did Adrian request in his suicide letter that the coroner do with his remains?
(a) Have him buried in his parents' cemetary plot.
(b) Have him cremated and scattered.
(c) Have his body cast into the sea.
(d) Have his remains shot to the moon.

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

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 of he and his friends in Chapter 1, "All political systems and social systems appeared to us" to be what (22)?

3. What was Veronica's father's profession when the narrator met her?

4. What periodical ran the headline after Adrian's death that was titled "Tragic Death of 'Promising' Young Man" (97)?

5. By whom was Adrian raised?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Veronica's visit to London described when she goes to meet the protagonist's friends?

2. What information is revealed regarding the contents of Adrian's suicide letter?

3. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Mrs. Ford when they are alone during breakfast when he visits?

4. What is the protagonist's response to Adrian's letter regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?

5. Whom did the protagonist marry? How does he describe the early years of their marriage?

6. Who is the protagonist in The Sense of an Ending? How would you describe this character?

7. How does the narrator describe his high school? Where is the school located?

8. Who is Old Joe Hunt and what role does he play in the narrative?

9. What does the letter from Adrian say regarding Veronica in Chapter 1?

10. What do the protagonist and Alex conclude regarding Adrian's suicide?

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