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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 best man is the same person who

2. The unsuspecting Paul Pennyfeather is arrested while

3. While riding through the English countryside toward Kings Thursday, Paul has

4. When Potts arrives, on Grimes' trail, Paul

5. The new companion, the "big man," thinks an angel told him

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ironic about Captain Grimes, besides the fact that he keeps showing up in Paul's life?

2. 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?

3. On whom can we blame the death of Prendergast?

4. Paul is misunderstood as a misanthrope for wanting to stay in solitary confinement. Why does he prefer it?

5. Margot Beste-Chetwynde had been at King's Thursday only once before she purchased the property many years later. Discuss that visit.

6. On his way to Egdon-Heath, what does Paul learn ?

7. What does Waugh's final passage about Paul's reading say about Paul?

8. What is Peter Beste-Chetwynde doing at Scone College? How does Paul feel about him?

9. Discuss Professor Silenus' role in the renovation of King's Thursday. What does he set out to accomplish?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the history of the Ritz Hotel in London, where Paul Pennyfeather stayed as his wedding was under preparation. Include information on the founders, the accommodations, the changes the hotel has undergone if it still exists, and the services and accommodations they offer.

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

In this story, Waugh has young Peter Beste-Chetwynde not only mixing alcoholic drinks for adults, but indulging heavily himself at a very young age. Write an essay about the history of drinking in England. Was there ever a minimum age for drinking? Is there now? How does the rate of alcoholism in Britain compare to the U.S.?

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