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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 is Stringham's unmarried sister named?
2. Who is Jenkins' hostess at La Grenadiere?
3. What is Jenkins looking at at the beginning of the novel?
4. What does Giles do while visiting the dormitory which could get Jenkins in trouble?
5. After leaving Le Bas in the countryside, where does Stringham ask that the boys stop?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the incident involving the wanted poster.
2. What do the students mean when they refer to items of clothing as a "Widmerpool"?
3. What happens in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing" when the boys go riding in the country?
4. How does Jenkins describe the difference between Templer and Stringham?
5. How does Widmerpool react to Jenkins' confession about Le Bas' arrest?
6. What opportunity presents itself to Stringham at one of Sillers' afternoon tea events?
7. Why does Jenkins ask his uncle Giles to put out his cigarette?
8. What is Widmerpool doing when he and Jenkins first meet?
9. What does Templer admit when he returns late to the boarding house from London?
10. Why is Jenkins annoyed by Giles in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
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
Powell tells Jenkins story from Jenkins' perspective, and as such, the reader is only privy to as much as Jenkins is. Thus, there is a significant amount of ambiguity in the novel. What are some examples of ambiguity? How does Jenkins try to interpret these ambiguous moments or characters?
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