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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. Whose home is Jenkins invited to in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
2. Who does Truscott suggest Widmerpool should meet with?
3. Where does Stringham say he is going to attend a party in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
4. Who is Jenkins relieved to hear is out of the country in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
5. What is Widmerpool worried about in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market"?
Short Essay Questions
1. When does Jenkins realize his feelings for Barbara must be cooling?
2. What does Truscott suggest when he meets Widmerpool?
3. Where does Jenkins encounter Widmerpool in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What does he find out about Widmerpool ?
4. What does Barnby tell Jenkins about Deacon when they meet?
5. How do Jenkins and Widmerpool react to the news of Barbara's engagement?
6. What does Jenkins attend in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"? What relieves Jenkins at the event?
7. What does Barbara do to embarrass herself and Windmerpool at the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?
8. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?
9. As Jenkins and his acquaintances are having coffee in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market", who comes along with an invitation for them?
10. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of marriage and divorce in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who marries in the novels? Who divorces or separates in the novels? Why? What does Jenkins think of marriage and divorce?
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
Analyze and interpret the character Jenkins. What are his defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does he face throughout the novel? What are his goals and motives? In what tone does he tell his story?
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