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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. The narrator describes a survey of British drivers in which what percent of those polled thought they were better than average drivers?

2. Where does John Ford claim to be located when he contacts the narrator in Chapter 2?

3. The narrator states in Chapter 2 that "the brain does not like being" what (210)?

4. What river does the Wobbly Bridge cross?

5. What does the narrator switch to drinking while reading the first letter from the envelope from Veronica in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Margaret eventually tell the protagonist that he is on his own in Chapter 2?

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

3. Who has possession of the second document bequeathed to the protagonist from Mrs. Ford? Why?

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

5. What does the protagonist discover about Chislehurst when he googles the setting in Chapter 2?

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

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

8. What is revealed in the letter from Sarah Ford to the protagonist in the first document he receives?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the revelations that the narrator discovers at the end of Chapter 2. What does the narrator discern to be the real reason behind Adrian's suicide? How does this revelation explain Veronica's behavior? What does the revelation signify to the protagonist?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss and analyze the author's use of philosophical and literary allusions in The Sense of an Ending. What are some examples of these allusions? How do the philosophical theories discussed relate to the themes and/or plot of the novel? How do the literary allusions relate to The Sense of an Ending?

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