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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. In The Champion of the World, Claud hides sleeping pills in ___________.

2. To whom does Albert feed royal jelly?

3. In Georgy Porgy, what is George's occupation?

4. In Galloping Foxley, what does Foxley do to make Perkins hate him?

5. In The Champion of the World, what is the name of Claud's accomplice in the poaching?

Short Essay Questions

1. In My Lady Love, My Dove, how does Pamela overhear some bad statements about herself?

2. In The Last Act, who is Conrad, and how does he know Anna?

3. What is Pig curious about when he first eats meat?

4. How does Mrs. Bixby find out her husband was cheating on her?

5. What does Mrs. Foster from The Way Up to Heaven do to pay her husband back for all the years of aggravation?

6. In the Last Act, what causes Anna to go insane?

7. What is Royal Jelly?

8. In The Visitor, what does Cornelius think about the entire time he was eating dinner at the Egyptian's house?

9. In Genesis and Catastrophe, what does Klara's husband say when his baby is born?

10. In Parson's Pleasure, why does Boggis do his business with country folk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of husband and wife relationships written about in these stories. Choose some of these to compare and contrast. How are they different? How are they similar?

Essay Topic 2

Roald Dahl includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does their ironic nature affect the plot of the stories in which they are included?

Essay Topic 3

Who was Katina, and what message did she send in her death?

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