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

2. What is one of the main themes/motifs in The Sense of an Ending?
(a) Murder.
(b) Motherhood.
(c) Time.
(d) Fatherhood.

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

4. What word from Chapter 2 refers to resembling a satirical poem that often ends with a turn of thought?
(a) Articulate.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Lipographic.
(d) Epigrammic.

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?
(a) Insolence.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Retribution.
(d) Regret.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does the narrator say Susie is in Chapter 2?

2. What kind of car does the narrator drive in Chapter 2?

3. What composer does the narrator say "has gone the way of those geniuses who fascinate in youth, retain a residual power in middle age, but later seem, if not embarrassing, somehow less relevant" in Chapter 2 (115)?

4. When the narrator had said to Joe Hunt that "history was the lies of the victors," he had replied by saying, "As long as you remember that it is also the self-delusions of" whom (230)?

5. How much money did Mrs. Ford leave to the narrator in her will?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. What realization does the protagonist first come to regarding the mentally disabled man in North London?

6. 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?

7. How is Adrian's suicide compared to Robson's in the novel?

8. What are the two types of women that the protagonist recalls Margaret discussing with him in Chapter 2? Which characters fall into these categories?

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

10. What commentary does the narrator provide regarding the building of character in Chapter 2?

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