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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. Where does Reginald believe that "young men of brilliant attraction" should be?

2. What does Reginald want to write a book about?

3. Whose job is it to insure that both Jane and Dora do not come face-to-face?

4. What kind of flower does Reginald place in the button-hole of his lounge coat?

5. What does the condemned man, in "The Lost Sanjak," want as consolation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Mrs. Mullet unhappy that Mr Penricarde had purchased the Brogue?

2. Name at least two things that the narrator finds offensive that Reginald does at the McKillops' garden party.

3. According to "Reginald on Christmas Presents," why are aunts a "difficult class to deal with"?

4. How is the Brogue listed in sale catalogs?

5. According to the Baroness, in "Esme," what does poverty do?

6. What does the outing to kill a tiger actually cost Mrs. Packletide?

7. What does Reginald state about hors d'oeuvres?

8. What begins the feud in "The Blood-Feud of Toad-Water"?

9. What problem does Vanessa Pennington have in "Cross Currents"?

10. What, according to Clovis, is different about his mother getting married "this time"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Many of Saki's writings included some type of humor. Humor seemed to be a way for Saki to engage the reader in an otherwise mundane storyline. Find three examples of humor in a text that depended upon humor. Explain why the humor was necessary, what type of humor was used and what the result of the humor had on the text itself.

Essay Topic 2

Irony in most of the texts is very prevalent. Detail and describe at least three different ironic elements of the text. What happened? Why was it ironic? Why did irony serve important in the text?

Essay Topic 3

Saki seemed to disregard children. In many of the stories, Saki's attitude toward children seemed to one of disregard. Do you agree? Why? Do you disagree? Why? Be sure to include textual evidence to support your stand.

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