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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. What does Jenkins identify the girl he likes at La Grenadiere by?
2. Who gets picked up by the police in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
3. About how old does Jenkins say Giles is in Chapter 1 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
4. How does Jenkins describe Templer's personality?
5. What delays Stringham's return to school in Chapter 4 of "A Question of Upbringing"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Sillers?
2. In Chapter 3 of "A Question of Upbringing", what does Jenkins do in order to impress a young woman? What goes wrong?
3. Why does Jenkins ask his uncle Giles to put out his cigarette?
4. What opportunity presents itself to Stringham at one of Sillers' afternoon tea events?
5. Explain the incident involving the wanted poster.
6. Who is Sunderland "Sunny" Farebrother?
7. What does Templer admit when he returns late to the boarding house from London?
8. How does Jenkins describe the difference between Templer and Stringham?
9. What do the students mean when they refer to items of clothing as a "Widmerpool"?
10. How does Jenkins describe Widmerpool?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Powell tells Jenkins story from Jenkins' perspective, and as such, the reader is only privy to as much as Jenkins is. Thus, there is a significant amount of ambiguity in the novel. What are some examples of ambiguity? How does Jenkins try to interpret these ambiguous moments or characters?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze and interpret Powell's use of humor in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". How does he illustrate the lives of the English upper-class in a humorous light? Who are some of the comedic characters in the novels? What are some of the comedic situations in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the motif of marriage and divorce in the first volume of "A Dance to the Music of Time". Who marries in the novels? Who divorces or separates in the novels? Why? What does Jenkins think of marriage and divorce?
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