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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Bertie meet while listening to the speakers?

2. What it is that Tuppy Glossop has come to tell Bertie?

3. What is Mr. Blumenfeld's profession?

4. Who is working at Twing Hall in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Bingo take his new love for a date?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the use of names in this collection of stories? Go through the names that Wodehouse chooses for his characters. What do they reveal about the characters? Why are they funny? How does the author use nicknames? How is class identity shown through the names characters are given?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The life of the idle rich is often of interest to us. Bertie floats from place to place with no real purpose but to eat, drink, and be merry. What is it about this life of Bertie's that draws the reader in?

What is Bertie's daily life like as described in this book? What is his purpose in life? Why are readers drawn in by this kind of life and character?

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