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

2. Where is Stringham's mother from?
(a) Australia.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Scotland.
(d) America.

3. What does Jenkins identify the girl he likes at La Grenadiere by?
(a) Her sun hat.
(b) Her laugh.
(c) Her shoes.
(d) Her red hair.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Farebrother at Stringham's home?

2. What do the boys see one day as they walk past the police station?

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

4. What is Templer's first name?

5. What does Jenkins think is a part of Farebrother's persona?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the students mean when they refer to items of clothing as a "Widmerpool"?

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

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

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

5. Who is Sunderland "Sunny" Farebrother?

6. How does Jenkins describe Widmerpool?

7. What happens in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing" when the boys go riding in the country?

8. Where does Jenkins travel to in Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing"? Who does he find is also there?

9. Who is Sillers?

10. What does Jenkins note about Stringham's mother in "A Question of Upbringing"?

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