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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the narrator say he had been "ever since [he] left school" in Chapter 2 (188)?
2. What is Veronica's response when the narrator says, "Well, your turn next" during their meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2 (219)?
3. What does the narrator describe Mr. Ford trying to get him to drink after dinner on the weekend he visited in Chapter 2?
4. In the conclusion of the novel, the narrator says, "There is accumulation. There is responsibility. And beyond these, there is" what (281)?
5. What does Mrs. Marriott tell the narrator his other document is when he calls in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What are the two types of women that the protagonist recalls Margaret discussing with him in Chapter 2? Which characters fall into these categories?
2. What is revealed in the envelope that Veronica gives to the protagonist at the Wobbly Bridge?
3. What commentary does the narrator provide regarding the building of character in Chapter 2?
4. What realization does the protagonist first come to regarding the mentally disabled man in North London?
5. What does the protagonist learn during his first meeting with Veronica at the Wobbly Bridge?
6. How does Veronica describe her parents' deaths in Chapter 2?
7. Who is T. J. Gunnell and why does the protagonist meet with him in Chapter 2?
8. Why does the protagonist surmise that Veronica gave him the letter and met him in person (for their first meeting) in Chapter 2?
9. What advice does T. J. Gunnell give to the protagonist regarding his situation when the protagonist first meets with him in Chapter 2?
10. How does the narrator go about dealing with Veronica during their early exchanges on email? Is he successful using this tactic?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the significance of the letter from Mrs. Eleanor Marriott in The Sense of an Ending? How does the protagonist respond to the letter? In what ways does the receipt of this letter alter the plot of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrator/protagonist's experiences when he visits the Ford family home. How does the narrator regard Mr. Ford? What are his impressions of Jack? Why is the narrator taken aback by his exchange with Mrs. Ford?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of suicide in The Sense of an Ending. How is the act of suicide regarded by the protagonist and his friends? What characters commit suicide and why? What does suicide represent thematically in the novel?
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