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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 is the captured gentleman's habit of hitting a ball and shouting "Fore!" described in "The Coming of Gowf"?

2. Where is the pig's caretaker?

3. Mr. Duff wants to use the portrait for _________________.

4. Who is Sally engaged to?

5. On which tee of the golf course does Rollo encounter his sister in "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jeeves tell Bingo would be the best strategy to impress Mary Burgess in "The Metropolitan Touch"?

2. What deal does Bedford make with Emsworth in "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!"?

3. What insight does Bertie have which he hopes will help him win bets in "The Great Sermon Handicap"?

4. What is Rollo lead to believe that his niece has done in "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"?

5. What deal does Mr. Duff make with Sally in order to obtain the portrait?

6. Briefly describe Joss Weatherby.

7. At the end of "Quick Service," what do the Steptoes decide to do?

8. How does Jeeves advise Bertie to break up Tuppy and Cora in "Jeeves and the Song of Songs"?

9. What effect does Mrs. Steptoe hope Lord Holbeton will have on her husband?

10. Why do some townspeople root against Bingo's Christmas play production in "The Metropolitan Touch"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge. What are his defining character traits? In which stories is he found? What takes place in these stories? Why is Ukridge considered a schemer?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Wodehouse's use of the plot device 'deus ex machina'. Which stories contain this technique? Why might Wodehouse have used this technique? How does this plot device affect the tone and pace of the story?

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