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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. Paul seems to believe now in

2. After the interviews, Paul and Margot go to lunch and see

3. While riding through the English countryside toward Kings Thursday, Paul has

4. What has Margot made clear to Paul Pennyfeather?

5. Margot has a bias that favors hiring

Short Essay Questions

1. How is it that Prendergast is now a chaplain at the prison where Paul is incarcerated?

2. How is Paul given the news of Prendergast's death?

3. What is about Margot that is so attractive to Peter? What personal motivation of Margot's does she make very clear to the men around her?

4. Briefly, discuss how Paul escapes the prison at Egdon-Heath.

5. Sir Wilfred Lucas-Dockery represents a certain type of character in Waugh's coterie of nuts. Describe him.

6. What is ironic about Captain Grimes, besides the fact that he keeps showing up in Paul's life?

7. On his way to Egdon-Heath, what does Paul learn ?

8. Discuss Dr. Fagan's current state of affairs at Llanabba.

9. Why is it not surprising that Paul and Margot run into Philbrick at the upscale restaurant where they are having lunch?

10. What comparable trait can be said to be possessed by both Margot and Grimes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Margot Beste-Chetwynde's cigarette smoking at the sporting event prevents the silver band from playing anything religious, because they feel smoking is sacrilegious. Write a well-researched essay about cigarettes and the smoking of tobacco in the 1920s. Was Margot out of step for her time? How did the general population feel about smoking at that time? Were there any repercussions for smoking in public? Was it more acceptable for men than women?

Essay Topic 2

Make a list of Waugh's characters. For each character, write a paragraph about why Waugh assigned the character's specific name. Don't forget that some characters have more than one name, and do not forget that Waugh had a healthy sense of humor.

Essay Topic 3

The story offers many ideas, words and concepts that are obsolete. Leaf through the book and find at least three of these references that are strange or unfamiliar to you. Research each and write a 3-part essay on what you find. Remember that, in addition to being written in England, the book was written around eighty years ago.

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