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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. Where do Sebastian and Charles decide to travel to in this section?
2. Who invites the two young men to a private party?
3. What is Boy's last name?
4. What is Charles plagued by in this chapter?
5. Which member of the family does Charles meet?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Brideshead interest Charles so much?
2. In what does Charles show his difference from the others in the first chapter?
3. How does Charles continue his love affair with Julia when they arrive back in London?
4. What information does Cordelia bring about her brother, Sebastian?
5. What is Julia's reason for not marrying Charles?
6. Why do you think the Marchmain family consults a doctor before calling for a priest for their father?
7. What is Charles' reason for not wanting a priest to give Lord Marchmain his religious rites?
8. What does Nanny Hawkins tell Charles in the epilogue?
9. Describe Sebastian's parents.
10. How does the ocean liner serve as a metaphor for Charles and Julia's love affair?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine the Brideshead Revisited setting. Why did Waugh use a fictional setting? Is Brideshead based on any real-life setting? How would the story's meaning change if he did use a real-life setting?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the values of the 1940's.
1) Why was religion and nostalgia such an issue during this time?
2) In what ways are the characters a product of their time? Do you think Britain was going through a transitional phase in the the 1940s? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?
3)Does modern society share any values with the 1940s?
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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