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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. Where does Sebastian invite Charles for a day trip?
(a) Liverpool
(b) Austria
(c) Brideshead
(d) Luxemborg

2. Who sends Charles a telegram at the beginning of this section?
(a) Boy
(b) Anthony
(c) Julia
(d) Sebastian

3. How is Jasper related to Charles?
(a) His brother
(b) His cousin
(c) His uncle
(d) His second cousin

4. According to Cara, Sebastian has a tendency towards ________.
(a) Love
(b) Drugs
(c) Alcoholism
(d) Women

5. What kind of school does Cordelia attend?
(a) A private school
(b) A state school
(c) A finishing school
(d) A convent

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Charles spend the New Year's holiday?

2. Why does Jasper think Charles' friends are a bad influence?

3. Why does Charles state he does not partake in the drinking games?

4. Who provides the young men advice about working hard at university?

5. What does Charles find most shocking about Sebastian's family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. To what does Charles compare the army?

3. In what is Rex an unsavory character?

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

5. Why does Jasper chastise Charles for his choice of friends?

6. How are Julia's religious beliefs affecting her in Book 2, Chapters 3 and 4?

7. What does Anthony warn Charles about regarding Sebastian?

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

9. What is the family's relationship with Cara?

10. What agreement do Charles and Celia come to in their divorce case?

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