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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bertie like to do in August?
(a) Suntan in St. James Park.
(b) Cook on the barbecue.
(c) Get out of London.
(d) Run a marathon.

2. Who else is coming to lunch, according to Bobbie Wickham?
(a) Newspaper writer.
(b) Romance novelist.
(c) Small boy.
(d) Local vicar.

3. What did Bobbie Wickham give Mr. Blumenfeld?
(a) £1000.
(b) Her phone number.
(c) Aunt Agatha's dog.
(d) Weather report.

4. Where is Bertie planning to take the Rowbotham clan for lunch?
(a) Speakers' Corner hot dog stand.
(b) Ritz Hotel.
(c) Lyons' Popular Café.
(d) Russian Tea Room.

5. What does young Master Blumenfeld compare Bertie to?
(a) Cocker spaniel.
(b) Cuckoo.
(c) Cockatoo.
(d) Welsh corgie.

6. How does Bertie get out of the dreaded lunch?
(a) Jumps out the window.
(b) Jeeves recommends that he not be present.
(c) Is called away to feed the bird.
(d) Twists his ankle.

7. Who is Sarah Mills?
(a) Frumpy cook at Twing Hall.
(b) Favorite for the spoon race.
(c) Famous opera singer.
(d) Frivolous lace maker.

8. What does old Rowbotham want to do?
(a) Sing for the queen.
(b) Run away with the circus.
(c) Become a fireman.
(d) Massacre the bourgeoisie.

9. What is old Bittlesham upset about receiving?
(a) Six months to live.
(b) Threatening letter.
(c) Blow to the stomach.
(d) Impossibly large bill from the club.

10. What does Bingo wake Bertie up with before his tea?
(a) Hot toddy.
(b) Kippers and toast.
(c) Cold water in the face.
(d) Poetry reading.

11. What is the betting proposition in Chapter 12?
(a) Village races.
(b) Election results.
(c) Racehorses.
(d) Hounds and rabbits.

12. Who is Harold, the page boy?
(a) Favorite in the Choir Boys' Hundred Yards Handicap.
(b) Turner of pages in the musical.
(c) Bingo's arch nemesis.
(d) Best boy soprano in the area.

13. What is "Pipped on the Post"?
(a) Bertie's favorite song.
(b) Jargon for lame horse.
(c) Bingo's new poem.
(d) Racing novel.

14. What is Bingo planning to sing at the club?
(a) "Homeward Bound."
(b) "Sonny Boy."
(c) "America, the Beautiful."
(d) "Adagio #5."

15. Why does the owner of Ocean Breeze not bet on his own horse?
(a) He knows the horse will lose.
(b) Betting is against his principles.
(c) He forgets to.
(d) His wife forbids it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What explodes at evening service?

2. Who pulls off Bingo's beard?

3. In her note, when does Aunt Agatha expect her dog back?

4. When will Cora be singing at the club?

5. What is Bingo's problem with the name of his beloved in Chapter 11?

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