  The \gamma* N -> \Delta(1232) transition is a window on hadron shape
deformation, the applicability of perturbative QCD at moderate momentum
transfers, and the influence of nonperturbative phenomena on hadronic
observables. We explain that the Ash-convention magnetic transition form factor
must fall faster than the neutron's magnetic form factor and nonzero values for
the associated quadrupole ratios reveal the impact of quark orbital angular
momentum within the nucleon and \Delta(1232); and show that these quadrupole
ratios do approach their predicted asymptotic limits, albeit slowly.
