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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. How does Bertie describe Lady Wickham?

2. Why does Bingo Little love little Oswald?

3. Where does Bertie live?

4. What does Aunt Agatha call Jeeves?

5. Who is Daphne Braythwayt?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the Sermon Handicap favorite?

2. As his present fiance, Honoria makes a request that shocks Bertie to the core. What is it?

3. How does Comrade Butt find out the real identity of Bingo Little?

4. What does Aunt Agatha send Bertie off to East Dulwich to do after hearing that her brother wants to marry a waitress?

5. Why does Aunt Agatha call Jeeves Bertie's keeper?

6. What is the reaction of the crowd when Tuppy comes out to sing "Sonny Boy"?

7. Who is Meadowes?

8. Who is Jeeves?

9. Upon popping into the oyster bar at Buck's, who does Bertie run into?

10. Who does Uncle George want to marry?

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

These stories are very much planted in a particular time and place, yet they seem to continue to be popular decades after they were written. What is it about Bertie and Jeeves that has timeless appeal? Why has the humor of these stories lasted? What are the key elements that seem to be evidently timeless?

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