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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. Where did Jenkins' family once encounter Deacon?
2. Where does Stringham say he is going to attend a party in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
3. What does Jenkins think about Eleanor is Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
4. Who is Stringham engaged to in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
5. Where does Deacon invite Jenkins to go with him and Gypsy in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?
2. What does Jenkins attend in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What relieves Jenkins at the event?
3. What happens on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" which confuses Jenkins?
4. 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?
5. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?
6. What leads to Deacon's death?
7. When does Jenkins realize his feelings for Barbara must be cooling?
8. What does Truscott suggest when he meets Widmerpool?
9. Who is Ralph Barnby?
10. After the sugar incident, what does Jenkins realize about Barbara?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the motif of the occult in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". What does Jenkins think of the games and tricks associated with the occult in "The Acceptance World"? Who is Mrs. Erdleigh and what does she predict? Do her predictions come true? What is a Planchette board? What messages does it give the group?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Jenkins' growth as a character. How does he grow throughout the novels? How was he able to do this? How does it change his relationships with others?
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