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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 does Jenkins think is pressed against him on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
2. Who does Truscott suggest Widmerpool should meet with?
3. Where does Deacon invite Jenkins to go with him and Gypsy in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
4. Who arrives at the dinner in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" causing a twinge of dismay in Jenkins?
5. Whose home is Jenkins invited to in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
Short Essay Questions
1. After meeting Barbara Goring, what does Jenkins worry about?
2. Who is Ralph Barnby?
3. What does Truscott suggest when he meets Widmerpool?
4. After the sugar incident, what does Jenkins realize about Barbara?
5. When does Jenkins realize his feelings for Barbara must be cooling?
6. How do Jenkins and Widmerpool react to the news of Barbara's engagement?
7. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?
8. What happens on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" which confuses Jenkins?
9. What does Barnby tell Jenkins about Deacon when they meet?
10. In Chapter 2 of "A Buyer's Market", why does it seem to Jenkins that Stringham is well acquainted with Milly?
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
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?
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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