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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. How does Jenkins know his feelings for Barbara are cooling?
2. Who introduces Barbara to Jenkins?
3. What does Deacon ask Jenkins about when they meet on the street in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
4. How does Barbara cut through Jenkins' shyness when they meet?
5. What does Jenkins think about Eleanor is Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
Short Essay Questions
1. As Jenkins and his acquaintances are having coffee in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market", who comes along with an invitation for them?
2. After the sugar incident, what does Jenkins realize about Barbara?
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. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?
6. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?
7. How do Jenkins and Widmerpool react to the news of Barbara's engagement?
8. Who is Ralph Barnby?
9. When does Jenkins realize his feelings for Barbara must be cooling?
10. What happens on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" which confuses Jenkins?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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"?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the setting of the novel. How important is the setting to novel? What if the novel had been set in a different place and time? In your opinion, would the choices and attitudes of the main characters be different? If so, how?
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