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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. After whose style has William Boot modeled his writing?

2. How much money is William given by <i>The Daily Beast</i> in traveler's checks?

3. On what animal has William Boot composed one of his "more finished essays," as reported in Book 1, Chapter 2?

4. In what month do the events of the <i>Scoop</i> begin to unfold?

5. With what sort of art is Corker infatuated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the newspapers routinely return from the sickrooms "hopelessly mutilated" at Boot Magna Hall?

2. What important piece of news does Kätchen bring to William after the former spends a morning shopping?

3. For what reason does William move out of the Hotel Liberty and into the Pension Dressler?

4. By what misunderstanding is William Boot mistaken for the Boot that Lord Copper asked Mr. Salter to find?

5. Why has Mrs. Stitch ended up with her car unfortunately stuck after driving down a flight of stairs?

6. For what reason is William and Mr. Salter's first meeting rather awkward for both men?

7. Why is Mr. Salter sympathetic in thought if not action to William's desire to stay home and continue writing <i>Lush Places</i>?

8. What is the chief concern of Lord Copper and Mr. Salter as William makes his way back to London, and how do they plan to deal with this concern?

9. How does Nannie Boggs misunderstand Mr. Salter's visit to Boot Magna Hall?

10. What does the Boot family think about Mr. Salter when he arrives at Boot Magna Hall?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the Boot family in a thoughtful and carefully-structured essay, explaining how the individual members form a whole, and what role the family plays in the story. How do they contrast with the rest of the world that William faces? What do they represent for William, and how is this representation shown? On what is this representation founded?

Essay Topic 2

As both a member of the aristocracy and the proprietor of The Daily Beast, Lord Copper is the link between the two primary targets of satire in Waugh's Scoop. Compose a thoroughly developed analytical essay on the character of Lord Copper. With what sort of people does he associate? What are his motivations in his actions? Is he a man of deep thought or mere self-importance? In what ways is his portrayal in Scoop satirical? What does this portrayal imply about the aristocracy? What does it imply about the newspaper industry?

Essay Topic 3

In contrast to his journalistic experiences, William, at the end of Scoop, returns to his beloved Lush Places column. Write an analytical essay which compares and contrasts the life that accompanies writing Lush Places with that which accompanies the covering of big news stories. Why would William prefer the former over the latter? In what ways is Lush Places superior to that of covering wars and foreign expeditions? Are there any perks to the position William forsakes? What does William's decision say about the newspaper, as the scenario is portrayed in Scoop?

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