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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Charles and his troops get to England?
(a) By train
(b) By car
(c) By marching
(d) By plane

2. What is the name of Sebastian's bear?
(a) Herbert
(b) Sidney
(c) Plato
(d) Aloysius

3. Why does Sebastian refuse to take Charles on a tour of the castle?
(a) It is rife with man traps
(b) He does not want to introduce his family
(c) He is allergic to the damp
(d) It is an ugly building

4. At what estate do Charles and his troops set up camp?
(a) Brideshead
(b) York
(c) Newbury
(d) Windsor

5. What is the name of the girl Boy claims he knows at the club?
(a) Janice
(b) Effie
(c) Daisy
(d) Norma

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the extent of Sebastian' s injury?

2. What is Boy's last name?

3. For what do the families want to prepare the young men?

4. What is the name of the main character of the novel?

5. Why has Lady Marchmain come to the university?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Waugh dealt with the theme of homosexuality so far in the novel?

2. Describe Sebastian's parents.

3. What reason does Cara give for Lord Marchmain falling out of love with his wife?

4. How have things changed for Sebastian and Charles at university?

5. Why does Charles ignore Anthony's warnings about Sebastian?

6. Why is Charles appalled at what he sees on his return to Brideshead?

7. Why does Charles go in to search of Sebastian?

8. How does Charles become acquainted with Sebastian?

9. In what does Charles show his difference from the others in the first chapter?

10. How does the ocean liner serve as a metaphor for Charles and Julia's love affair?

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