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

2. How old was the narrator when he says that he had a moment when he admitted that his adventurousness had long since petered out?
(a) In his late 30s.
(b) In his early 40s.
(c) In his late 20s.
(d) In his late 40s.

3. 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?
(a) Peacefulness.
(b) Manipulation.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Delusional thinking.

4. What does the narrator describe Veronica having had a flask of when they went to see Severn Bore in Chapter 2?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Hot chocolate.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Brandy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator describe sending a photocopy of to Mrs. Coyle, Innes and Black in Chapter 2?

2. What poet does the narrator describe in Chapter 2 as having not ever run out of animals?

3. Who sang the song "Elusive Butterfly"?

4. The narrator asserts in Chapter 2 that "it ought to be obvious to us that time doesn't act as a fixative, rather as a" what (119)?

5. What was featured on the postcard that the narrator recalls having sent Adrian in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice does Margaret give to the protagonist when she first meets him for lunch to discuss his situation in Chapter 2?

2. How does the protagonist perceive his past with Veronica when he first receives the letter regarding Mrs. Ford's inheritance?

3. What does the protagonist recall about the Severn Bore as he returns from his second meeting with Veronica in Chapter 2?

4. Why does the protagonist surmise that Veronica gave him the letter and met him in person (for their first meeting) in Chapter 2?

5. What is the second document bequeathed to the protagonist? Why does he seek its ownership?

6. What is revealed in the envelope that Veronica gives to the protagonist at the Wobbly Bridge?

7. How does the protagonist express his remorse to Veronica regarding the letter in Chapter 2? How does she respond?

8. What memory comes back to the protagonist as he takes the train to meet Veronica at the brasserie for their second meeting in Chapter 2?

9. Who is T. J. Gunnell and why does the protagonist meet with him in Chapter 2?

10. Why does the protagonist begin frequenting a pub and store in North London in Chapter 2?

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