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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. Philbrick warns Paul that Margot may be in trouble with

2. The prison chaplain turns out to be

3. As punishment, Paul's companion is assigned to

4. Paul arranges to have dinner with Arthur Potts who is

5. Margot's yacht is waiting for Paul to take him to

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do you suppose Potts is intercepting Margot's interviewees across the street as they leave her residence?

2. Paul seems to have a temporary coming-out when he travels to London and meets with Potts. How is he different?

3. Sir Wilfred Lucas-Dockery represents a certain type of character in Waugh's coterie of nuts. Describe him.

4. What is about Margot that is so attractive to Peter? What personal motivation of Margot's does she make very clear to the men around her?

5. What comparable trait can be said to be possessed by both Margot and Grimes?

6. What is the distinguishing characteristic of Paul Pennyfeather that makes him go to Marseilles on business he is not really sure about--to call on women at an address in the depths of the slums?

7. What is Paul's response to the mysterious diagnosis, the trip to the hospital and his freedom?

8. Grimes has supposedly met with a terrible death in the bogs. Does Paul mourn his passing?

9. Briefly, discuss how Paul escapes the prison at Egdon-Heath.

10. Where does Paul fit into Silenus' description of the wheel of life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who were the Moabites? What do we know about them, and why did their culture disappear? Why is there a negative connotation about them in Part II, Chapter 3, The Death of a Churchman? Write a detailed essay on the history of the Moabites, their beliefs, and anything that may be known about them.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on the gentleman's code of conduct to which Paul Pennyfeather subscribes. What was its origin? Why would people cling to it after so many years? In what way was it a benefit to be considered a "gentleman?" Did this code carry over to the new world when people began to settle in America? Describe the code, what it required and its meaning to the different classes of society in Britain and in the early U.S.

Essay Topic 3

Make a list of Waugh's characters. For each character, write a paragraph about why Waugh assigned the character's specific name. Don't forget that some characters have more than one name, and do not forget that Waugh had a healthy sense of humor.

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