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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. Why has Lady Marchmain come to the university?

2. How do Charles and his troops get to England?

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

4. Sebastian invite Charles out for ________.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Charles learn about Sebastian in Chapters 7 and 8?

3. Why do you think Sebastian is not mentioned in the conversation between Nanny Hawkins and Charles?

4. In what way is the theme of religion prevalent in Book 2, Chapter 5?

5. How have the other characters in the story lead Charles to religion?

6. What does Anthony warn Charles about regarding Sebastian?

7. How is memory used in Chapters 7 and 8?

8. How does Cordelia react to seeing Sebastian and Charles naked on the roof?

9. Who are the other Marchmain children?

10. What steps has Lady Marchmain taken to safeguard her son?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the characters of Charles and Julia.

1) In what ways are their ideas different?

2) What is their relationship to each other?

3) Do you think they are the perfect match?

Essay Topic 2

Brideshead Revisited has been a reference point for many any other works. Choose a film or book written after Brideshead Revisited that you think was influenced by the novel and discuss their similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

Essay Topic 3

What did the upper classes lose after the Second World War? Does the book suggest they were already losing their identity? In what ways do you think the upper classes were important for Britain at that time and in the past?

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