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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. How many times has Corker left England previous to the Ishmaelia expedition?

2. Of what school is the man William meets at the first Ishmaelite Legation a graduate?

3. With whom does William meet at the first Ishmaelite Legation?

4. What important individual initially meets William at the equipment emporium?

5. What side of the Ishmaelite conflict does Lord Copper insist is in the right?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does William not travel with the rest of the journalists to Laku?

3. How does William avoid meeting with any of the important members of the <i>Daily Beast</i> when he arrives in London?

4. What primarily disgusts William about the <i>Daily Beast</i> on his return to civilized parts of the world?

5. Under what threat does William agree to be the <i>Daily Beast</i>'s war correspondent to Ishmaelia?

6. How does Mr. Baldwin affect the counter-revolution which overthrows the Soviet Union of Ishmaelia?

7. Why is the French colonial administrator aboard the <i>Francmacon</i> perplexed by William going to Ishmaelia?

8. For what reason is Erik Olafsen ostensibly sent out of Jacksonburg at the beginning of Book 2, Chapter 3?

9. How do the guests of Lord Copper's banquet amuse themselves while Lord Copper delivers his 38-minute speech?

10. Why do the newspapers routinely return from the sickrooms "hopelessly mutilated" 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 the protagonist of the story, William is the principle character around whom all of the novel's action revolves. Through action, the character of William is revealed. Analyze this revelation, explicating both the ways in which William changes from the beginning to the end of the story and the ways he remains the same. Describe his fundamental character traits and evaluate the presentation given of him in Scoop. What sort of character is he? Is the reader persuaded to view him sympathetically or not?

Essay Topic 3

A significant part of Evelyn Waugh's satirical portrayal of the newspaper industry in Scoop is the emphasis on yellow journalism. Compose a well-developed essay analyzing the portrayal of yellow journalism and the significance given by the satirical portrayal of its practice. In what ways does the story implicitly condemn yellow journalism? What about the practice is implied to be wrong? What actions, statements, and events support your assertions?

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