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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. Who is Bingo's rival for Mary Burgess's heart?

2. How much does Blumenfield pay Jeeves for the dog?

3. What is the name of the hotel Bertie and Jeeves stay in at Bingley-on-Sea?

4. Where did Bertie meet Gwladys Pendlebury?

5. What is Steggles doing at Twing Hall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bertie discover when he returns to London from Paris in Chapter 6 of "Very Good, Jeeves!"?

2. What career had Cyril planned to pursue, and what does he end up doing instead?

3. What plan does Bertie come up with to get Tuppy out of the annual rugby match?

4. Why does Jeeves scheme to leave the lunch hamper behind when the party travels to Lakenham in Chapter 9 of "Very Good, Jeeves!"?

5. What does Bertie learn about Bingo's uncle Mortimer in Chapter 11 of "The Inimitable Jeeves"?

6. Who has Tuppy fallen in love with after having an argument with Angela? What does Tuppy want to give his new love for Christmas?

7. What does Steggles do to sabotage Bingo's Christmas show?

8. How did Heppenstall inadvertently distorted the odds of the gambling scheme?

9. Why is young Thomas angry with the Right Honorable Filmer?

10. How does Bertie make a mess of his attempt to get even with Tuppy in Chapter 3 of "Very Good, Jeeves!"? Why does Jeeves say this mistake is a stroke of luck?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss humor in "Life with Jeeves." How is humor used? What types of comedy are present? Is the entire collection humorous or does the book grow darker as it progresses? Overall, is this a humorous collection?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Wodehouse's use of foreshadowing in the collection "Life with Jeeves." What does he foreshadow throughout the collection? How does this affect the reader's experience and tone of the stories?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the characters Aunt Dahlia and Aunt Agatha. What are their defining character traits? What sort of relationship do they have with Wooster? Are they important characters in the stories? Why or why not?

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