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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 long did it take the Taylor's to have a baby?

2. How do Lexington's parents get into the locked house?

3. What did Oswald do that was attractive to ladies?

4. Why is the hotel so excited to buy the giant turtle?

5. What does Vic's wife say to him after the switch has been made?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Oswald is at the service station in Cairo?

2. What is wrong with Mabel's baby in "Royal Jelly," and why is she so concerned about this?

3. What strange things does Billy notice about the landlady?

4. What happens when Lexington eats meat for the first time in "Pig?"

5. What was the experiment used by the narrator in "Georgy Porgy" to understand women?

6. How does the hitchhiker save the narrator from getting a ticket?

7. What kind of factory does Claud want to start and why?

8. In "The Great Switcheroo," what story does Vic tell Jerry and why?

9. Why has Klara Hitler moved to a new town in "Genesis and Catstrophe?"

10. How does David save the giant turtle in "The Boy who Talked with Animals?"

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of these stories, and it is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How is this sensitive theme manifested differently throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Mental illness was a huge theme in many of these stories. What were some prime examples of this, and what messages were being sent in these stories?

Essay Topic 3

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Roald Dahl. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots they are involved in?

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