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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Buyer's Market.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does Jenkins compare Deacon?
(a) Widmerpool.
(b) Stringham.
(c) Giles.
(d) Le Bas.

2. What is the title of the flyers Deacon and Gypsy distribute?
(a) Support Your Community - Buy Local!
(b) War Never Pays.
(c) Walk with Jesus.
(d) The Principles of Communism.

3. Why does Widmerpool decline to be introduced to someone by Truscott at the party?
(a) He has had too much to drink.
(b) He thinks Truscott playing a prank on him.
(c) He has to leave the party.
(d) He isn't interested in meeting them.

4. Which author do Le Bas and the boys discuss while in the countryside?
(a) Oscar Wilde.
(b) Conan Doyle.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Shakespeare.

5. At the beginning of "A Buyer's Market", what event does Jenkins attend?
(a) An estate sale.
(b) A garden party.
(c) A housewarming.
(d) A play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Max Pilgrim?

2. What does Eleanor have a great interest in?

3. Where does Deacon invite Jenkins to go with him and Gypsy in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

4. What does Jenkins think is pressed against him on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

5. Where does Jenkins head in Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

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