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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 Deacon ask Jenkins about when they meet on the street in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
2. What is Barbara's surname?
3. Who does Jenkins meet again at Deacon's event?
4. Why does Widmerpool decline to be introduced to someone by Truscott at the party?
5. What is Ralph's occupation?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the sugar incident, what does Jenkins realize about Barbara?
2. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?
3. In Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market", why does it seem to Jenkins that Stringham is well acquainted with Milly?
4. How do Jenkins and Widmerpool react to the news of Barbara's engagement?
5. What does Jenkins attend in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What relieves Jenkins at the event?
6. Who is Max Pilgrim? Why do he and Deacon argue in Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market"?
7. Who is Ralph Barnby?
8. After meeting Barbara Goring, what does Jenkins worry about?
9. Where does Jenkins encounter Widmerpool in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What does he find out about Widmerpool ?
10. What does Truscott suggest when he meets Widmerpool?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of jealousy in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who is jealous of whom and why? Does this jealousy affect the behavior of the jealous? Do they have reason to be jealous?
Essay Topic 2
Powell tells Jenkins story from Jenkins' perspective, and as such, the reader is only privy to as much as Jenkins is. Thus, there is a significant amount of ambiguity in the novel. What are some examples of ambiguity? How does Jenkins try to interpret these ambiguous moments or characters?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Powell's inspirations for the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who are some of the real figures whom the characters are based on? What personality traits do they share? What piece of art is the work as a whole inspired from? What themes do they share?
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