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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. In Parson's Pleasure, how does Boggis make money?

2. In William and Mary, William is a professor of ______________.

3. In My Lady Love, My Dove, how does Pamela hear about someone calling her a bad name?

4. In Galloping Foxley, what is Foxley's first name?

5. What is strange about the Landlady's parrot?

Short Essay Questions

1. In the Last Act, what causes Anna to go insane?

2. In Claud's Dog, what does the rat catcher say about rat's blood?

3. What does Mrs. Foster from The Way Up to Heaven do to pay her husband back for all the years of aggravation?

4. In Lamb to the Slaughter, why does Mary kill her husband?

5. In Genesis and Catastrophe, what does Klara's husband say when his baby is born?

6. In My Lady Love, My Dove, how does Pamela overhear some bad statements about herself?

7. How does Mrs. Bixby find out her husband was cheating on her?

8. In The Way Up to Heaven, what does Mr. Foster do to irritate his wife?

9. In The Visitor, what does Cornelius think about the entire time he was eating dinner at the Egyptian's house?

10. In Parson's Pleasure, why does Boggis do his business with country folk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roald Dahl's general tone in these stories was very dark and satirical. How did this tone affect the course of the plots, and what might this indicate about the author?

Essay Topic 2

Sexuality is a theme presented in a number of these stories, and it is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 3

Despair was an emotion that affected a number of the characters in these stories. Which characters were most affected by despair, and how did this change the course of the plots in which they were involved?

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