Lucky Jim

Question 1

When was Lucky Jim published?

Answer 1

1954

Question 2

What does Jim Dixon teach?

Answer 2

Medieval History

Question 3

Who is Jim’s on-again, off-again love interest?

Answer 3

Margaret Peel

Question 4

Who is the name of the Professor Jim is trying to impress to keep his job?

Answer 4

Professor Welch

Question 5

What is the topic on which Jim is meant to give a public lecture?

Answer 5

Merrie England

Question 6

What is the name of Welch’s obnoxious son?

Answer 6

Bertrand

Question 7

What is the name of Bertrand’s girlfriend?

Answer 7

Christine

Question 8

With what “movement” was Kingsley Amis originally identified as being part of?

Answer 8

The “Angry Young Men” - a 1950s movement which reacted against the stultification of conventional British life.

Question 9

Of what type of example is this an early example?

Answer 9

The British Campus Novel

Question 10

What are the names of Dixon’s two friendly fellow boarders?

Answer 10

Bill Atkinson and Alfred Beesley

Question 11

What is the name of Dixon’s “enemy”?

Answer 11

Evan Johns

Question 12

Who is Dixon’s most enthusiastic (and annoying) student? What is his backstory?

Answer 12

Michie

He is an ex-serviceman, like Jim himself, though Michie actually did something during his time in the service.

Question 13

Who says he will publish Dixon’s article? What actually happens?

Answer 13

Caton; He publishes it under his own name and wins a department chair at a university in Argentina.

Question 14

Where does Margaret stay after her “suicide attempt”?

Answer 14

The Welch’s

Question 15

What type of music does Welch especially appreciate?

Answer 15

Classical

Question 16

Who is Christine’s uncle?

Answer 16

Gore-Uruqhart, a famous art patron.

Bertrand wants a job with him as a secretary, a position Dixon eventually gets.

Question 17

Who is Margaret’s ex-fiance?

Answer 17

Catchpole

Question 18

Where is the college where Jim teaches located?

Answer 18

No specific location is given, but it is “provincial”

Question 19

With whom is Bertrand having an affair?

Answer 19

Carol Goldsmith

Question 20

What is a central event in the novel (occupying six chapters)?

Answer 20

The evening of the university’s summer ball

Question 21

How old is Christine?

Answer 21

19

Question 22

What is Carol Goldsmith’s advice to Dixon?

Answer 22

To leave Margaret and pursue Christine; people in their 20s let other things get in the way of straightforward sexual attraction.

Question 23

Who does Jim pretend to be on the phone to Bertrand?

Answer 23

A reporter from the Evening Post.

Question 24

What is in the threatening letter Dixon sends Johns?

Answer 24

Dixon writes as if he is the infuriated lover of a woman Johns has been pursuing.

Question 25

Who wins in the fight between Bertrand and Dixon?

Answer 25

Dixon

Question 26

In the end, how many students sign up for Dixon’s special subject?

Answer 26

One - Michie

Question 27

When is a notable moment when Jim externalizing his opinions (having before kept them to himself)?

Answer 27

His fight with Bertrand

Question 28

What does Dixon do to ruin his lecture?

Answer 28

For starters, he is very drunk. He also unintentionally (?) mimics Professor Welch, to the mirth of some and the anger of others.

Question 29

Which friend frequently makes plans to help Dixon out of situations?

Answer 29

Atkinson