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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jenkins note Deacon had not particularly liked?
(a) Politics.
(b) Children.
(c) Parties.
(d) Animals.

3. How does Barbara cut through Jenkins' shyness when they meet?
(a) She provokes him into anger.
(b) She pretends they have met before.
(c) She gives him a hug.
(d) She urges him to ask her to dance.

4. What is Widmerpool worried about in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) His mother's failing health.
(b) Having to spend a weekend with Quiggin around.
(c) Being passed over for a promotion.
(d) Having done something seemingly illegal.

5. What does Jenkins learn is Widmerpool's first name?
(a) Charles.
(b) Kenneth.
(c) Adam.
(d) David.

6. What does Eleanor find tedious and boring?
(a) Jenkins' company.
(b) Opera.
(c) Society events.
(d) Country life.

7. What does Jenkins do when Barbara asks him to attend a dinner in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Volunteers to bring some wine.
(b) Tries to make up an excuse.
(c) Cancels his other plans.
(d) Asks to bring a friend along.

8. Where do the Walpole-Wilsons live?
(a) Belgrave Square.
(b) Eaton Square.
(c) Grosvenor Place.
(d) Knightsbridge.

9. What does Barbara accidentally pour over someone's head?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Salt.
(c) Gravy.
(d) Wine.

10. Who does Barbara put off dancing with at the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Lord Worpole-Wilson.
(b) Widmerpool.
(c) Jenkins.
(d) Gilbert.

11. What event does Deacon put on in Chapter 4 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) A football tournament.
(b) A birthday party.
(c) A dinner party.
(d) A retirement party.

12. Who arrives at the dinner in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" causing a twinge of dismay in Jenkins?
(a) Thompsitt.
(b) Stripling.
(c) Stringham.
(d) Truscott.

13. Where did Jenkins' family once encounter Deacon?
(a) At Buckingham Palace.
(b) At the Louvre.
(c) At the zoo.
(d) At a fireworks show.

14. What firm does Widmerpool now work for in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Turnbull, Welford and Puckering.
(b) Penningtons.
(c) Goddard and Beachcroft.
(d) Barnes, Huddle and Stuart.

15. Where does Jenkins say he is living in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Shepherd's Market.
(b) Cork Street.
(c) Hyde Park Corner.
(d) Berkeley Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns the house Jenkins is at in Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market"?

2. Whose home is Jenkins invited to in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?

3. What is Deacon bothered by in a club in Chapter 4 of "A Buyer's Market"?

4. How does Stringham begin to act at the party in Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market"?

5. What does Jenkins note Barbara's horseplay will result in?

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