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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 the main character of the novel?

2. Who does Charles become inseparable with in this chapter?

3. Why does Sebastian fill Charles' room with flowers?

4. Charles say a woman has a nervous tick with _______ when she is lying.

5. What is Sebastian's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rex find a way to marry Julia?

2. What does Charles find appealing about Sebastian and his friends?

3. What happens to Sebastian during the Christmas holidays?

4. What does Anthony warn Charles about regarding Sebastian?

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

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

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

8. What is Charles Ryder's state of mind in the opening chapter?

9. What is Charles' reason for not wanting a priest to give Lord Marchmain his religious rites?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss 's Waugh's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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