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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's aunt ask him to do in "Jeeves and the Song of Songs"?

2. In "The Great Sermon Handicap," Bertie knows that the Reverend does a long sermon on _____________.

3. Who does not want to sell the portrait?

4. Who is Chibnall?

5. Prudence Baxter finishes her race in ___________ place.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Duff want with the portrait of Mrs. Chavender?

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

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

5. Why does Cuthbert Banks join the Literary Society in "The Clicking of Cuthbert"?

6. How does Steggles ruin Bertie and company's chances of winning big on the footrace in "The Purity of the Turf"?

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

8. Briefly describe Joss Weatherby.

9. What troubles Lord Emsworth in the story "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!"?

10. How is the romance between Mr. Duff and Mrs. Chavender renewed?

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 the motif of fate in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." What are some examples of the motif of fate in the stories in the collection? How does Wodehouse use this element in a comical way?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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