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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. At the beginning of "A Buyer's Market", what event does Jenkins attend?
2. How does Jenkins know his feelings for Barbara are cooling?
3. Who does Barbara put off dancing with at the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
4. What does Jenkins do when Barbara asks him to attend a dinner in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
5. What firm does Widmerpool now work for in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Jenkins attend in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What relieves Jenkins at the event?
2. What does Thompsitt ask Jenkins as they leave the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What does Jenkins think Thompsitt has realized?
3. What does Barnby tell Jenkins about Deacon when they meet?
4. When does Jenkins realize his feelings for Barbara must be cooling?
5. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?
6. Who is Ralph Barnby?
7. What leads to Deacon's death?
8. What happens on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" which confuses Jenkins?
9. Where does Jenkins encounter Widmerpool in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What does he find out about Widmerpool ?
10. As Jenkins and his acquaintances are having coffee in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market", who comes along with an invitation for them?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the social conventions illustrated in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". What are some of the social mores and practices that Jenkins observes or adheres to himself? What do these conventions suggest of the characters place in society?
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 Powell's inspirations for the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who are some of the real figures whom the characters are based on? What personality traits do they share? What piece of art is the work as a whole inspired from? What themes do they share?
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