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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 recommend doing to the child on the bridge?

2. What had Honoria been doing to Bertie between Chapters 3 and 4?

3. What does Bertie do after he drinks the hangover libation?

4. Why does Honoria suddenly switch from calling him Mr. Wooster to calling him Bertie?

5. What does Bertie plan to offer Sir Roderick for lunch?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why are Claude and Eustace in possession of a hat, a dead fish, and three cats?

3. What does the situation with Oswald remind Bertie of?

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

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

6. In Chapter 4, what odd event happens to Sir Roderick on his way to the club?

7. Who is McIntosh?

8. What is it that Jeeves does upon arrival that endears him to Bertie?

9. What does Bittlesham's worry cause him to do in terms of his nephew, Bingo?

10. What does Aunt Agatha say is the slight snag in the marital plans of Honoria and Bertie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hyperbole is exaggeration in writing and is used in both comedy and drama. Show how Wodehouse uses hyperbole to heighten the comedy of these stories. Pick four concrete examples, explain why they are hyperbole, and analyze them in terms of what they do in the story.

Essay Topic 2

Stock characters are a strong part of this book. Describe at least five characters and assign a type to them. Discuss why these types are so effective in a story with Bertie as the protagonist.

Essay Topic 3

What is the style of writing that Wodehouse chooses for this book? Relate this to his famous quote: "I believe there are two ways of writing novels. One is mine, making a sort of musical comedy without music and ignoring real life altogether; the other is going right down deep into life and not caring a damn."

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