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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of disorder is Sebastian fighting in question #99?
(a) Blood
(b) Heart
(c) Breathing
(d) Liver

2. Why does Julia say she wants Charles to marry her?
(a) So she has security
(b) So they don't live in sin
(c) So they can be conventional
(d) So she can have a child

3. What does Julia lash out at Charles with in this section?
(a) A reed
(b) A key
(c) A branch
(d) A twig

4. Why will Beryl not come to Brideshead?
(a) Charles and Julia's inapproriate living arrangement
(b) She cannot leave her sickly son.
(c) It is too far.
(d) The castle is haunted.

5. Who else lives with Julia and Charles at Brideshead?
(a) Bridey
(b) Sebastian
(c) Rex
(d) Cordelia

6. Why does Charles claim Rex wants to marry Julia?
(a) To inherit Brideshead
(b) Becasue he wants beautiful children
(c) To advance his career
(d) Because he loves her

7. Why does Charles think that sending for the answer to question #156 is a bad idea?
(a) Lord Marchmain will be dead before the priest arrives.
(b) Lord Marchmain is not in his right mind.
(c) Lord Marchmain does not want visitors.
(d) Lord Marchmain has rejected religion.

8. What does Julia say she longs for in this section?
(a) Love and understanding
(b) Stability and convention
(c) A sensitive man
(d) Children

9. Who is Celia's brother?
(a) Sebastian
(b) Anthony
(c) Boy
(d) Rex

10. What continent is Charles coming back from in this chapter?
(a) South America
(b) Africa
(c) Asia
(d) Central America

11. Who does Charles meet aboard the ocean liner?
(a) Anthony
(b) Sebastian
(c) Boy
(d) Julia

12. Who else returns to Brideshead in this section?
(a) Sebastian
(b) Frank
(c) Cordelia
(d) Kurt

13. Why does Lady Marchmain insist that Rex and Julia's engagement is kept secret?
(a) Rex is not British.
(b) Rex is not a Catholic.
(c) Rex is from the working classes.
(d) Rex is not a pretty face.

14. Why did Julia go to America?
(a) To get rich
(b) To become an artist
(c) To follow a man
(d) For a business meeting

15. Who represents Celia in the divorce proceedings?
(a) Her sister
(b) Her brother
(c) Her father
(d) Sebastian

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles leave for Sebastian before he goes home?

2. How many children do Charles and Celia have?

3. From what artistic style does Charles want to move away?

4. In what month will Julia's divorce be final?

5. Why does Julia think that Beryl is playing up the Irish Catholic issue?

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