Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Brideshead Revisited? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Why does Lady Marchmain refuse to see a doctor?
Because she won’t admit that she is indeed sick
Because she doesn’t trust doctors
Because of her religion
Because her HMO doesn’t cover squat
Q. Why is Kurt living with Sebastian?
Because he loves him
Because he needs someone to tuck him in at night
Because they are both too poor to live alone
He is using him for his money
Q. What does Charles paint?
Paintings
Children’s toys
Houses
Black smudges underneath the eyes of professional football players
Q. Where does Sebastian go after Kurt hangs himself?
To a monastery
To the movie theater to cheer himself up, although he probably should have chosen a film a little more upbeat than Requiem for a Dream
To the ocean to drown himself
To visit his father
To the zoo, because someone told him it’s all happening there
Q. What are Charles religious beliefs at the end of the book?
He is an agnostic
He is a Catholic
He is a Jew
He is a Scientologist