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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Buyer's Market.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who introduces Barbara to Jenkins?
(a) Giles.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Lady Walpole-Wilson.
(d) Jean.

2. Who is Parkinson?
(a) The director of games.
(b) The housemaster.
(c) The groundkeeper.
(d) The headmaster.

3. What field does Widmerpool intend to pursue an occupation in?
(a) Law.
(b) Science.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Teaching.

4. What does Sillers warn the boys to be sensitive about in regard to Quiggin?
(a) His failing grades.
(b) His financial situation.
(c) His weight.
(d) His father's recent death.

5. When Widmerpool and Jenkins meet in Chapter 3 of "A Buyer's Market", who does Widmerpool bring up as a topic of conversation?
(a) Barbara.
(b) His mother.
(c) Le Bas.
(d) Gypsy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when the boys go joyriding in the countryside?

2. What does Eleanor have a great interest in?

3. What is Jenkins relieved is not the subject of ridicule in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

4. What does Jenkins do when Barbara asks him to attend a dinner in Chapter 1 of "A Buyer's Market"?

5. What does Le Bas find which gets Templer kicked out of school in Chapter 2 of "A Question of Upbringing"?

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