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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Templer leave his evening with Jenkins early in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) He is feeling ill.
(b) He sees a girl he likes.
(c) He has been invited to a party.
(d) He has to meet his mother's train.

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

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

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

5. What delays Stringham's return to school in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) A death.
(b) An accident.
(c) A girl.
(d) Bad weather.

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

7. Who is offered the position with Sir Magnus Donner?
(a) Jenkins.
(b) Templer.
(c) Quiggin.
(d) Stringham.

8. What does Sillers warn the boys to be sensitive about in regard to Quiggin?
(a) His weight.
(b) His financial situation.
(c) His father's recent death.
(d) His failing grades.

9. What does Jenkins note about Widmerpool in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) Widmerpool acts before he thinks.
(b) Widmerpool comes from a working class family.
(c) Widmerpool is often alone.
(d) Widmerpool is the big man on campus.

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

11. What does Le Bas find which gets Templer kicked out of school in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) A pipe.
(b) A tobacco pouch.
(c) A bottle of gin.
(d) A plagiarized exam paper.

12. What does Jenkins think of Stringham's unmarried sister?
(a) He is attracted to her.
(b) He is bored by her.
(c) He is irritated by her.
(d) He is intimidated by her.

13. What does Farebrother question Jenkins about one evening in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) His love life.
(b) His father's military career.
(c) His family genealogy.
(d) His travels.

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

15. What state is Jenkins in when he arrives at La Grenadiere?
(a) He is drunk.
(b) He is nervous.
(c) He is homesick.
(d) He is ill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Le Bas ask the boys to identify when they find him in the countryside?

2. What does Giles do while visiting the dormitory which could get Jenkins in trouble?

3. What is Widmerpool doing when Jenkins first encounters him in "A Question of Upbringing"?

4. At school, what does Sillers often organize in the afternoon?

5. Where is Stringham's mother from?

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