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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. According to Teddy, what would motivate him to be injured?

2. How much did Freddie think he would be paid at the competition?

3. Who does Osbert find in his kitchen when he returns home from shopping in "The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner"?

4. How is Percy's date described?

5. Who takes Ukridge's dogs from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Stanley Ukridge seek to make his fortune in "Ukridge's Dog College"?

2. When is it possible that Percy's and Nelson's hats become switched in "The Amazing Hat Mystery"?

3. In "Noblesse Oblige," why did the man Freddie met in Cannes think that they knew each other in school?

4. How does Ukridge ruin his chances with Mabel in "A Bit of Luck for Mabel"?

5. How is Osbert Mulliner threatened in "The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner"?

6. How does Adrian end up receiving gifts and acceptance from influential people in "The Smile that Wins"?

7. What is the significance of the title "Tried in the Furnace"?

8. How does Percy ruin Ukridge's chances with Myrtle in "Ukridge and the Old Stepper"?

9. How does Cyril Mulliner meet Amelia Bassett in "Strychnine in the Soup"?

10. What does Ukridge do in "A Bit of Luck for Mabel" to get kicked out of his aunt's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the manly pursuits which are often found in the stories. Why might Wodehouse have focused so many of his stories on and around the upper class male? What are some of the interests of these men? How do these interests play a part in the stories of the collection?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character Jeeves. Why is he considered the most popular of Wodehouse's characters? What are his defining character traits? Why is he a 'gentleman's hero'? What stories is he featured in, and what happens in these stories?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss humor in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." How is humor used? What types of comedy are present? Does Wodehouse approach all of his short stories in the same humorous manner?

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