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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. What does Bertie plan to offer Sir Roderick for lunch?

2. When Bertie needs inspiration, what does he ask?

3. What happened to Willoughby and Florence's father in 1887?

4. Whom is Bertie engaged to in Chapter 1?

5. Where does Bertie's uncle Willoughby live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the song that is woven through Chapter 7 as a motif and focus?

2. What is the reaction of the crowd when Tuppy comes out to sing "Sonny Boy"?

3. Whom is Bingo Little in love with in Chapter 2?

4. What is it that Jeeves does upon arrival that endears him to Bertie?

5. What does Jeeves serve Sir Roderick for lunch, and why?

6. What effect does Sir Roderick Glossop have upon Bertie?

7. What does the pastor, Old Heppenstall, do to Harold after the choir boy makes such a ruckus during the service?

8. Whom is Bingo Little in love with in Chapter 3?

9. What does Bittlesham's worry cause him to do in terms of his nephew, Bingo?

10. What is Bertie's plan for Bingo regarding Oswald?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jeeves has become, over time, a very popular and enduring character. In some way, he has become an archetype. Describe the character of Jeeves, and discuss what it is about the character that is so interesting and has made such a mark upon popular culture. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Hyperbole is exaggeration in writing and is used in both comedy and drama. Show how Wodehouse uses hyperbole to heighten the comedy of these stories. Pick four concrete examples, explain why they are hyperbole, and analyze them in terms of what they do in the story.

Essay Topic 3

What is the place of women in Bertie's world? What type of women (stock characters) appear in these stories? What is Bertie's relationship to them? Why does Jeeves keep rescuing Bertie from marrying?

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