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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 is Jenkins employed in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

2. Why does Widmerpool decline to be introduced to someone by Truscott at the party?

3. What is Gypsy's surname?

4. To whom does Jenkins compare Deacon?

5. Where do the Walpole-Wilsons live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jenkins encounter as he is leaving the party in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

2. After the sugar incident, what does Jenkins realize about Barbara?

3. What leads to Deacon's death?

4. What does Barnby tell Jenkins about Deacon when they meet?

5. In Jenkins' eyes, what makes Eleanor different from the other society girls?

6. How do Jenkins and Widmerpool react to the news of Barbara's engagement?

7. What happens on the way to the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market" which confuses Jenkins?

8. What does Barbara do to embarrass herself and Windmerpool at the dance in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

9. Why does the topic of conversation turn to Gypsy when Jenkins and Widmerpool meet at the Waldpole-Wilsons' estate?

10. After meeting Barbara Goring, what does Jenkins worry about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Kenneth Widmerpool. What are his defining character traits? What struggles and obstacles does he face throughout the novel? What does the reader learn about his background and family life? What is his reputation? How is he treated by others?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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