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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month will Julia's divorce be final?
(a) September
(b) October
(c) January
(d) July

2. What does Charles leave for Sebastian before he goes home?
(a) Money
(b) A portrait
(c) A photograph of Lady Marchmain
(d) The telegram from Julie

3. In what city did Lord Marchmain meet Beryl?
(a) New York
(b) Berlin
(c) Rome
(d) Venice

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

5. The German boy tells Charles that Sebastian is in __________.
(a) A nunnery
(b) A hospital
(c) France
(d) A monastry

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

7. How does the German boy avoid going to the army?
(a) He shoots off his toe.
(b) He feigns madness.
(c) He attacks the leading officer.
(d) He tells them he is gay.

8. What has put a strain on Charles and Celia's marriage?
(a) An affair
(b) Money
(c) The children
(d) Charles' travels

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

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

11. What is the name of Charles' wife?
(a) Freda
(b) Judy
(c) Lottie
(d) Celia

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

13. What does the family bring into the Chinese drawing room to make the Lord's stay more comfortable?
(a) A television
(b) A radio
(c) A piano and books
(d) A kettle and a stove

14. What will Charles' painting be sold off to pay?
(a) The servants
(b) Debts
(c) A wedding
(d) An extension

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the priest?

2. Why does Lord Marchmain want to see his lawyers?

3. How many children does Beryl Muspratt have?

4. Who is Celia's brother?

5. Why is Celia confined to her quarters?

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