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

2. What items does Lord Copper especially impress upon William to take on his trip?

3. With what animal does Priscilla mischievously replace the animal on which William Boot had written for his recent Lush Places article?

4. Where does John Boot wish to be sent, as revealed in his private conversation with Mrs. Stitch?

5. What famous reporter has <i>The Daily Beast</i> recently lost to a competitor?

Short Essay Questions

1. For what reason does John Boot come to see Julia Stitch at the beginning of the story?

2. Describe William's interaction with his unusual fellow passenger in the restaurant car of the train to Marseilles.

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

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

5. How does Erik Olafsen change the more alcohol he drinks, and why is this significant?

6. How - and why - is Corker dressed upon his arrival in the dining room of the <i>Francmacon</i>?

7. What greatly inconveniences William on his arrival in Paris?

8. What is the primary point of the thesis of Smiles Soum's manifesto?

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

10. What begins to bother William professionally towards the end of Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As the organ which puts the whole story in motion, The Daily Beast is of central importance both to the plot and the satire of Evelyn Waugh's Scoop. In an analytical essay, describe and evaluate the commercial machinations of The Daily Beast, focusing on how it is portrayed to be ridiculous. What is ironic about the paper? What is implied about the newspaper industry by the Beast serving as an exemplar? How do characters act towards the company?

Essay Topic 2

Part of Waugh's satirical presentation of the newspaper industry is the attitude of the journalists. Compose an analytical essay which discusses the various ways in which the journalists chase after stories. How do they attempt to get a leg-up on the competition? What sort of loyalties do they form, and how are they broken? Do they really care about the news or just about reporting it? What is implied about the industry by the actions of the journalists?

Essay Topic 3

An essential and amusing part of Evelyn Waugh's Scoop is the use of telegrams, or cables for short. Write an analytical essay on their significance to the story, both in terms of character development and of satirization of the newspaper industry. What do the cables demonstrate about the particular characters in the story? What do they tell the reader about the newspaper industry?

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