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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. What delays Stringham's return to school in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
2. What does Farebrother question Jenkins about on the train in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
3. What is the name of Stringham's step-father?
4. What do Stringham and Jenkins borrow to prepare a meal in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
5. Where does Widmerpool say Templer's family gets their fortune from?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Jenkins ask his uncle Giles to put out his cigarette?
2. 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?
3. Who is Sillers?
4. In Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing", what does Jenkins do in order to impress a young woman? What goes wrong?
5. How does Jenkins describe Widmerpool?
6. What opportunity presents itself to Stringham at one of Sillers' afternoon tea events?
7. What does Templer admit when he returns late to the boarding house from London?
8. What happens in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing" when the boys go riding in the country?
9. What is Widmerpool doing when he and Jenkins first meet?
10. Where does Jenkins travel to in Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing"? Who does he find is also there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret the relationship between Jenkins and Jean. What ups and downs do they experience during their relationship? Are they well-suited for one another? Why or why not? What keeps them apart throughout the novel? What do they feel about adultery?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the motif of jealousy in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who is jealous of whom and why? Does this jealousy affect the behavior of the jealous? Do they have reason to be jealous?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of marriage and divorce in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who marries in the novels? Who divorces or separates in the novels? Why? What does Jenkins think of marriage and divorce?
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