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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What beverage does Mr. Salter's wife prepare for him after Boot's second big story comes in?
2. The man employed by the Ishmaelite government waiting for William at Frau Dressler's is former welterweight champion of what university?
3. To what crisis does Erik Olafsen grudgingly go to aid in Book 2, Chapter 3?
4. Where does William want to take Kätchen?
5. Who is the reported leader of the Fascists in Ishmaelia?
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
In addition to poking fun at the lifestyles of Britain's rich and famous, Evelyn Waugh's Scoop places an ironic twist on literary romance. Usually the protagonist wins the beautiful damsel, sweeping her away from the insensitive brute. In Scoop, the damsel goes off with the brute after using the resources of the protagonist for personal gain. Write an analysis of the "love story" within Scoop. In what ways does it ironically parallel the traditional romantic story of literature? What is the significance of the corrupted love story to the whole of the plot? How does it affect William?
Essay Topic 3
In a well-developed analytical essay, compare and contrast two of the caricaturizations in Scoop. Examples would be Mrs. Julia Stitch, Nannie Bloggs, Corker, Kätchen's husband, Frau Dressler, and Mr. Baldwin. Each is representative, in an exaggerated, ridiculous way, of a strong type of character. How are your choices portrayed in the story? In what ways are these caricaturized portrayals alike? In what ways are they different? What effect on the reader is produced by each caricaturization? How is the reader invited to perceive the characters?
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