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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 describe sending a photocopy of to Mrs. Coyle, Innes and Black in Chapter 2?
(a) His drivers license.
(b) His tax returns.
(c) His passport.
(d) His social security card.

2. In asking if characters change over time, the narrator states in Chapter 2, "Our attitudes and opinions change; we develop new habits and eccentricities; but that's something different, more like" what (194-195)?
(a) "Delusion."
(b) "Decoration."
(c) "Packaging."
(d) "Illusion."

3. In the beginning of Chapter 2, the narrator describes a line that Adrian used to quote. "History is that certainty produced at the point where the imperfections of memory meet the inadequacies of" what (113)?
(a) "A balanced story."
(b) "The truth."
(c) "Perception."
(d) "Documentation."

4. How long after the narrator writes to him does John Ford respond in Chapter 2?
(a) 5 days later.
(b) 12 days later.
(c) 2 weeks later.
(d) 10 days later.

5. Where is the brasserie on the third floor of John Lewis located that Veronica chooses to meet the narrator at in Chapter 2?
(a) Manson Street.
(b) Oxford Street.
(c) Buford Street.
(d) Newbury Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. In comparing himself to Adrian, the narrator notes in Chapter 2 that Adrian used logic whereas the narrator used what?

2. What word from Chapter 2 refers to an inscription on a tomb in memory of the one buried there?

3. When does the narrator say a person's character peaks in Chapter 2?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 2 that "all the time [he] was going out with Veronica, [he] found her many things--alluring, mysterious, disapproving--but never" what (260)?

5. Where does the narrator describe going in quest of the Severn Bore in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the protagonist describe his relationship with Susie in Chapter 2?

2. What does the protagonist conclude about his journey and life in the conclusion of the novel?

3. What is the ultimate truth that the protagonist discovers regarding the mentally disabled man in Chapter 2?

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

5. Who does Veronica point out to the protagonist during their third meeting in Chapter 2? What information does she reveal to the protagonist during this meeting?

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

7. Where does the protagonist meet Veronica for their third meeting in Chapter 2? How is this setting described?

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

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

10. How does the narrator go about dealing with Veronica during their early exchanges on email? Is he successful using this tactic?

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