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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. Who is Max Pilgrim?
2. How does Jenkins know his feelings for Barbara are cooling?
3. What is one topic of conversation at the dinner in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
4. Who does Jenkins meet again at Deacon's event?
5. What does Jenkins think about Eleanor is Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
Short Essay Questions
1. When speaking to Widmerpool after the dance, what does Jenkins say he is doing to earn a living? What does Windmerpool think of Jenkins' employment?
2. Who does Jenkins encounter as he is leaving the party in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
3. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?
4. As Jenkins and his acquaintances are having coffee in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market", who comes along with an invitation for them?
5. Where does Jenkins encounter Widmerpool in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What does he find out about Widmerpool ?
6. What does Barbara do to embarrass herself and Windmerpool at the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
7. After meeting Barbara Goring, what does Jenkins worry about?
8. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?
9. How do Jenkins and Widmerpool react to the news of Barbara's engagement?
10. What does Jenkins attend in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What relieves Jenkins at the event?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". What happens at the end of the third novel? Are there any unanswered questions? Why might Powell have chosen to end each of the three novels when he did?
Essay Topic 2
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?
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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