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

2. What does Jenkins plan in order to impress a girl at La Grenadiere?
(a) A speech.
(b) A poem.
(c) A dance.
(d) A song.

3. What is Templer's first name?
(a) James.
(b) Aaron.
(c) Peter.
(d) Colin.

4. What field does Widmerpool intend to pursue an occupation in?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Science.
(d) Law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jenkins describe Templer's personality?

2. What does Le Bas find which gets Templer kicked out of school in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

3. Who is Le Bas?

4. What does Jenkins identify the girl he likes at La Grenadiere by?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Sillers?

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

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

5. Who does Jenkins find attractive at the dance in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"? What does Sunny question Jenkins about on the train?

6. How does Jenkins describe Widmerpool?

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

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

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

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

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