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

2. 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) Cancels his other plans.
(c) Tries to make up an excuse.
(d) Asks to bring a friend along.

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

4. What have Deacon and Gypsy been distributing?
(a) Communist party flyers.
(b) Flyer for their church.
(c) Anti-war flyers.
(d) Shop advertisement flyers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Jenkins relieved to hear is out of the country in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?

2. What is Ralph's surname?

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

4. What does Jenkins think is pressed against him on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

5. What word does Lady Walpole-Wilson use to describe Barbara?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Deacon's death?

2. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?

3. What does Jenkins attend in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What relieves Jenkins at the event?

4. In Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market", why does it seem to Jenkins that Stringham is well acquainted with Milly?

5. Who does Jenkins encounter as he is leaving the party in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

6. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?

7. What does Barbara do to embarrass herself and Windmerpool at the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

8. What does Truscott suggest when he meets Widmerpool?

9. After meeting Barbara Goring, what does Jenkins worry about?

10. What does Barnby tell Jenkins about Deacon when they meet?

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