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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. What is the name of Charles' friend who first invites him to Brideshead?

2. What does Charles prefer to drinking?

3. What is the name of Lord Marchmain's mistress?

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

5. About shat does Jasper chastise Charles?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Sebastian injure his foot in Chapter 3?

2. What does Anthony warn Charles about regarding Sebastian?

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

4. How do Charles and Julia spend their time at Brideshead in Book 2, Chapters 3 and 4?

5. Summarize the story.

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

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

8. What information does Rex impart to Charles about the Marchmain family?

9. How does Charles show his melancholic state of mind in the opening chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the similarities and differences between the book and the film. If there are any differences, what are these differences, and why were these changes made? Are there more constraints put on film than on books? Look at the setting and characters in the film. Are they portrayed how you would visualize the book?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Waugh's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

The novel is partly set in London.

1) What meaning does London bring to the novel? What would you automatically presume about a novel that is set in London?

2) How different do you think today's London is to the London in the novel? How do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's London?

3) How do you think the interior settings of the novel contribute to the novel's dark atmosphere?

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