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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tuppy plan to woo his opera singer?

2. How does Bertie describe the performance of Ocean Breeze at Goodwood?

3. Where is the big race in Chapter 9 held?

4. What does Bertie like to do in August?

5. What are some of the requests Miss Wickham makes for lunch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The style of writing that Wodehouse employs for this novel is very casual. Much of it is written in a conversational style.

Find some examples that are "Wodehousean" in style: casual sentence structure; use of capital letters to replace words; silly words and nicknames; other unique characteristics of Wodehouse.

Essay Topic 2

The central relationship in this book is between Bertie and Jeeves. In Chapter 1, Jeeves is introduced for the first time. Wodehouse writes many short stories and novels about these two, and they have become a classic pair in literature (and later in the television version).

How does P.G. Wodehouse introduce Jeeves? What is the relationship that is immediately set up? What does Bertie think of Jeeves? What sort of first impression does he have? How does this set up the rest of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Through out these stories, there is an element of great self-interest on the part of everyone, from Bertie to Jeeves, to the Bolshevist, to Claude and Eustace. Comedy often plays on the flaws and undisguised desires of its characters. Chose several examples of bold self-interest, and show how Wodehouse finds comedy in that.

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