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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 does not like in Chapter 2?
2. Who has the second document left to the narrator by Mrs. Ford, according to Mrs. Marriott in Chapter 2?
3. 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)?
4. What does Margaret refer to Veronica as when she meets the narrator for lunch to discuss the matter in Chapter 2?
5. What poet is the author alluding to in Chapter 2 when he refers to "the road less travelled" (246)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the protagonist discover about Chislehurst when he googles the setting in Chapter 2?
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. Why does the protagonist begin frequenting a pub and store in North London in Chapter 2?
5. Who has possession of the second document bequeathed to the protagonist from Mrs. Ford? Why?
6. What exchange takes place between the protagonist and Veronica during their second meeting at the brasserie in Chapter 2?
7. What is the ultimate truth that the protagonist discovers regarding the mentally disabled man in Chapter 2?
8. What advice does T. J. Gunnell give to the protagonist regarding his situation when the protagonist first meets with him in Chapter 2?
9. What does the protagonist learn during his first meeting with Veronica at the Wobbly Bridge?
10. How does Veronica describe her parents' deaths in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Tony's trio of friends during high school and their relationships. What brings these boys together? How do they show their dedication to their "pack"? What are their main shared interests?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Describe and discuss Veronica's visit to London when she meets the narrator's friends. Where does the group go? How do they interact? What are the narrator's impressions of this meeting?
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