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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charles leave for Sebastian before he goes home?

2. What instills Julia with a sense of urgency?

3. Why will Beryl not come to Brideshead?

4. The German boy tells Charles that Sebastian is in __________.

5. How many children does Beryl Muspratt have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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