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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 type of suit would Jeeves prefer Bertie wear?

2. What actually happens when Bertie throws Oswald into the water?

3. What is under Bertie's bed that the cats want?

4. What does Honoria think she can do with Bertie?

5. What is the big trick when planning a singularly fruity binge or war maneuver?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tuppy do to Bertie at the Drones Club?

2. How does Bertie steal the dog McIntosh back from the Blumenfelds?

3. How does Jeeves come to apply for the valet position?

4. When Bertie runs into old Bittlesham on St. James Street, at the beginning of Chapter 10, why is the older man so shaken?

5. Who was the Wooster eccentric who kept eleven pet rabbits in his bedroom?

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

7. What are the Heralds of the Red Dawn doing in the park?

8. What is the difference between Aunt Dahlia and Aunt Agatha?

9. When Jeeves is going on a vacation, he finds a temporary replacement. What does he tell the replacement about Bertie?

10. Who wins the Sermon Handicap?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Wodehouse parodies the upper class mercilessly. In fact, during his lifetime, this parody was not appreciated by Britian's ruling class. What in these stories would offend an upper-class person? How would they feel about Jeeves being much more intelligent and powerful than his foppish master, Bertie? Would the upper-class reader be threatened by Jeeves?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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