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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ralph's occupation?
(a) He is an artist.
(b) He is a musician.
(c) He is a journalist.
(d) He is a college professor.

2. What does Eleanor have a great interest in?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Religion.
(c) Art.
(d) Sport.

3. What does Jenkins note Barbara's horseplay will result in?
(a) Exclusion from parties.
(b) Some good gossip.
(c) Losing her upperclass friends.
(d) A mention on the society pages.

4. What does Widmerpool do at the firm he works for?
(a) He is an advisor.
(b) He is an accountant.
(c) He is an banker.
(d) He is a solicitor.

5. Who leaves the party early in Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Gypsy.
(b) Barbara.
(c) Widmerpool.
(d) Jenkins.

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

7. What is Deacon bothered by in a club in Chapter 4 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) A thuggish man.
(b) Having to buy everyone drinks.
(c) The loud music.
(d) The unsanitary conditions.

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

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

10. Who is the hostess of the party in Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Molly.
(b) Mary.
(c) Miranda.
(d) Milly.

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

12. What does Jenkins begin to incessantly worry about in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Giles' health.
(b) His career.
(c) Barbara.
(d) His financial situation.

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

14. 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.

15. Who do Jenkins and Widmerpool find out is engaged at the end of "A Buyer's Market"?
(a) Stringham.
(b) Deacon.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Eleanor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lady Walpole-Wilson's relation to Barbara?

2. How does Jenkins know his feelings for Barbara are cooling?

3. When Widmerpool and Jenkins meet in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market", who does Widmerpool bring up as a topic of conversation?

4. Who does Jenkins meet again at Deacon's event?

5. Where did Jenkins' family once encounter Deacon?

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