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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. Paul's train ride to Kings Thursday foreshadows
2. Paul's new walking companion believes the chaplain is
3. While Paul was gone, Margot has married
4. When Potts quits school for a new job, his father
5. At Edgdon Heath,
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Waugh's final passage about Paul's reading say about Paul?
2. Describe the trait in Paul Pennyfeather that makes him ask Alistair Digby-Vaine-Trumpington to be his best man.
3. What comparable trait can be said to be possessed by both Margot and Grimes?
4. Sir Wilfred Lucas-Dockery represents a certain type of character in Waugh's coterie of nuts. Describe him.
5. How is Paul given the news of Prendergast's death?
6. What is ironic about Captain Grimes, besides the fact that he keeps showing up in Paul's life?
7. 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?
8. Grimes has supposedly met with a terrible death in the bogs. Does Paul mourn his passing?
9. When Margot announces her upcoming marriage to Maltravers, what is Paul's reaction?
10. Why is it not surprising that Paul and Margot run into Philbrick at the upscale restaurant where they are having lunch?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
This story would have ruffled the feathers of the British elite, as well as the clergy. When the book was released in the late 1920's, was it reviewed? Research and write about any reviews, positive or negative, that the book has received, and explain the positions of the reviewers.
Essay Topic 2
Many times throughout this story "the war" is mentioned. Write a detailed essay about the effects of world war one on British society. This story was written shortly after the end of the war when the country is trying to recover from its effects. Try to focus on a particular town or township that was hit particularly hard by the war and describe its effects, before and after.
Essay Topic 3
Write a well-researched essay about the British educational system in the late 1920s, its flaws and any reforms that have taken place over the last decades. Has the system improved? Is it still a second-choice job to be a school master in England? How do England's test scores compare with other countries'?
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