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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 reason does Dahlia give when telling Bertie she needs cash?

2. What does Angela tell Bertie is scheduled for the following night in Chapter 14 of "Right Ho, Jeeves"?

3. Which of Bertie's aunts sends him a letter in Chapter 3 of "The Inimitable Jeeves"?

4. Which of the following characters did NOT interrupt Tuppy's midnight snack?

5. Who is the frequent caller in Chapter 1 of "Right Ho, Jeeves" in love with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What scheme does Jeeves come up with in Chapter 21 of "Right Ho, Jeeves"?

2. What plan do Bertie and Bingo come up with to appeal to Honoria Glossop?

3. What does Jeeves deliver to Bertie in Chapter 20 of "Right Ho, Jeeves"?

4. What goes wrong after Bertie rings the fire bell?

5. Why does Bertie's Aunt Agatha demand of him in Chapter 3 of "The Inimitable Jeeves," and why?

6. What does Bertie's aunt need help with in Chapter 4 of "Right Ho, Jeeves"? How does she persuade him to help?

7. What happens after Bertie pushes Oswald into the lake?

8. In Chapter 1 of "Right Ho, Jeeves," who does Jeeves say called frequently to see Bertie while he was away? What did this person confide in Jeeves?

9. What does Bertie tell his Aunt Dahlia that he devised a plan for?

10. What does Bingo telephone Bertie to say in Chapter 2 of "The Inimitable Jeeves"? What happens when Bertie tells Uncle Mortimer he wants to marry a waitress?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Wooster. What are his defining character traits? What is his role in the collection? How does he affect the tone and plot of the stories?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Wodehouse's use of the plot device deus ex machina. Define deus ex machine and give specific examples of its use from the book. Which stories contain this technique? Why did Wodehouse use this technique? How does this plot device affect the tone and pace of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss schemes in the collection, "Life with Jeeves." Which characters plan and act out schemes? Are these plans successful? Why or why not? Are these plans written in a comedic or a serious tone?

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