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

2. When did Alex say he had seen Adrian when meeting with the narrator to discuss his suicide in Chapter 1?
(a) Three weeks ago.
(b) Three months ago.
(c) Two months ago.
(d) One month ago.

3. In what field did Alex tell Veronica his father was in business in Chapter 1?
(a) Ship-building.
(b) Gold trading.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Marine insurance.

4. The narrator told Alex that he wondered if who felt any responsibility for Adrian's suicide in Chapter 1?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His philosophy tutors.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

5. How does the narrator say he and his friends wore their watches in Chapter 1?
(a) With the clock facing upside down.
(b) On their right wrists.
(c) With the face on the inside of the wrist.
(d) On their left wrists.

Short Answer 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?

2. What did the notice say that Adrian pinned to the bathroom door before committing suicide (96-97)?

3. Where did Colin attend college?

4. What does QED stand for?

5. What are Veronica's two middle names?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the protagonist feel that Veronica may be partly to blame for Adrian's suicide?

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

4. Where does the protagonist go after completing college? How does he describe his experiences there?

5. What led to the protagonist's divorce?

6. What are the protagonist's impressions of the Ford family when he meets them?

7. How is the intimacy between the protagonist and Veronica described during their courtship and after?

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

9. What differences can be seen between Veronica and the protagonist during their courtship?

10. What philosophical arguments are made regarding the act of suicide among the protagonist and his friends during high school?

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