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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is offered the position with Sir Magnus Donner?

2. Why does Templer leave his evening with Jenkins early in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

3. What is Jenkins' relation to Giles?

4. How does Jenkins describe Templer's personality?

5. Where does Widmerpool say Templer's family gets their fortune from?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the incident involving the wanted poster.

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Who is Sillers?

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

8. In Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing", who does Jenkins meet with in London? How is Jenkins put out by this person?

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

10. Who is Sunderland "Sunny" Farebrother?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of the occult in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". What does Jenkins think of the games and tricks associated with the occult in "The Acceptance World"? Who is Mrs. Erdleigh and what does she predict? Do her predictions come true? What is a Planchette board? What messages does it give the group?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret Powell's use of humor in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". How does he illustrate the lives of the English upper-class in a humorous light? Who are some of the comedic characters in the novels? What are some of the comedic situations in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

What is the genre of the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time"? What are some examples of other works of this genre? What are the characteristics of this genre? What are some examples of these characteristics in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time"?

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