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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jenkins think is a part of Farebrother's persona?
(a) His threadbare suits.
(b) His colorful vocabulary.
(c) His long anecdotes.
(d) His forgetfulness.

2. What memories does Jenkins think over at the beginning to "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) Memories of the war.
(b) Memories of summer camp.
(c) Memories of school.
(d) Memories of his family.

3. What did Giles and Jenkins' father have a falling out over?
(a) A football match.
(b) An investment.
(c) A woman.
(d) An inheritance.

4. After leaving Le Bas in the countryside, where does Stringham ask that the boys stop?
(a) The post office.
(b) The police station.
(c) A tobacco shop.
(d) A tea room.

5. Who is Parkinson?
(a) The groundkeeper.
(b) The housemaster.
(c) The director of games.
(d) The headmaster.

6. What is Stringham's unmarried sister named?
(a) Joan.
(b) Julia.
(c) Judy.
(d) Jean.

7. About how old does Jenkins say Giles is in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) About forty.
(b) About fifty.
(c) About seventy.
(d) About sixty.

8. Where does Jenkins head in Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) Paris.
(b) Touraine.
(c) Calais.
(d) Cannes.

9. How does Jenkins describe Stringham's mother?
(a) As strict.
(b) As old.
(c) As generous.
(d) As beautiful.

10. Why does Le Bas say he goes into the countryside?
(a) To get away from the students.
(b) To paint the scenery.
(c) To pick berries.
(d) To hunt for butterflies.

11. What is Jenkins' relation to Giles?
(a) Giles is Jenkins' brother.
(b) Giles is Jenkins' godfather.
(c) Giles is Jenkins' cousin.
(d) Giles is Jenkins' uncle.

12. What is Jenkins looking at at the beginning of the novel?
(a) A fire.
(b) A painting.
(c) The sunset.
(d) A photo album.

13. At school, what does Sillers often organize in the afternoon?
(a) Billiards tournaments.
(b) Card games.
(c) Tea service.
(d) Study groups.

14. What does Le Bas ask the boys to identify when they find him in the countryside?
(a) The author of a play.
(b) The author of a quotation.
(c) The author of a novel.
(d) The author of a poem.

15. What is Sunderland Farebrother's nickname?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Captain.
(c) Farey.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who leaves the school a short time after an arrest is made?

2. What does Jenkins think of Stringham's unmarried sister?

3. Who is offered the position with Sir Magnus Donner?

4. Who does Parkinson commend in the meeting he calls in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

5. What role does Sillers serve at the school?

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