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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. Who suggests that Wilmot stay with Bertie?

2. Why does Corky's uncle revoke his inheritance?

3. What worries Florence about Willoughby's book?

4. At the beginning of "Jeeves Takes Charge", what does Bertie discover his valet is stealing from him?

5. Which state does Bicky's uncle want him to move to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What has the Duke of Chiswick been led to believe from his nephew, Bicky's, letters?

2. What does Jeeves reveal is the reason Wilmot hit the constable?

3. Why does Willoughby search Bertie's room, and what does he find?

4. In "The Artistic Career of Corky", how does Corky make a living?

5. Why is Florence Cray upset by Willoughby's plan to publish a book?

6. What does Jeeves tell Lady Malvern when she arrives to pick up Wilmot?

7. Who is Lady Malvern?

8. What does Jeeves tell Bertie he did with Willoughby's book, and how does Bertie react?

9. When Bertie returns from the country, where is Wilmot?

10. What does Florence tell Bertie to do in order to ruin Willoughby's plan to publish a book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of friendship in "Carry on, Jeeves". How is friendship depicted in the stories? What are some examples of when the protagonist depends on his friends to help him? Do the friends ever cause trouble?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the secondary characters in the stories. What are some similarities and differences amongst the characters? Does Wodehouse pay particular attention to the secondary characters? Is the focus mainly put on the protagonist instead?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss irony in "Carry on, Jeeves". What are the three types of irony, and what are some examples of each type from the stories?

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