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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who leaves the school a short time after an arrest is made?
(a) Widmerpool.
(b) Stringham.
(c) Templer.
(d) Le Bas.

3. Where does Templer say he was which caused him to be late in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) With a girl.
(b) Seeing a doctor.
(c) Having dinner with his father.
(d) At a party.

4. 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.

5. What does Farebrother question Jenkins about on the train in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
(a) His financial situation.
(b) His plans for the future.
(c) His feelings about the Templers.
(d) His eating habits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Farebrother question Jenkins about one evening in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

2. How does Jenkins describe Stringham's mother?

3. What happens when the boys go joyriding in the countryside?

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

5. What delays Stringham's return to school in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Sillers?

2. Why does Jenkins ask his uncle Giles to put out his cigarette?

3. What does Templer admit when he returns late to the boarding house from London?

4. What opportunity presents itself to Stringham at one of Sillers' afternoon tea events?

5. How does Jenkins describe the difference between Templer and Stringham?

6. How does Widmerpool react to Jenkins' confession about Le Bas' arrest?

7. What does Jenkins say he can see when he looks back at his memories of school?

8. What caused the rift between Jenkins' father and his brother, Giles?

9. What is Widmerpool doing when he and Jenkins first meet?

10. In Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing", what does Jenkins do in order to impress a young woman? What goes wrong?

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