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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. For how long has Mrs. Stitch been stranded in her car when William arrives?

2. What was Mr. Salter's most recent previous position with <i>The Daily Beast</i>?

3. When William first arrives at the Megalopolitan building, he finds it:

4. How many times has Corker left England previous to the Ishmaelia expedition?

5. How does Mr. Salter always answer Lord Copper when the latter is incorrect?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is William able to send his second big story to the <i>Daily Beast</i> after the Soviet coup?

2. For what reason does Mr. Salter insist upon William keeping a low profile until the passport mess is sorted out?

3. What important piece of news does Kätchen bring to William after the former spends a morning shopping?

4. By what misunderstanding is William Boot mistaken for the Boot that Lord Copper asked Mr. Salter to find?

5. Why has Mrs. Stitch ended up with her car unfortunately stuck after driving down a flight of stairs?

6. How does Mrs. Stitch persuade Lord Copper to seek out John Boot as the foreign war correspondent to Ishmaelia?

7. What does William think about when he sees the unappetizing fish offered to him at lunch aboard the <i>Francmacon</i>?

8. How do the journalists in Jacksonburg make up for the lack of news when they first arrive in Ishmaelia?

9. In what way does Kätchen abuse William's attraction to her?

10. In what way does Lord Copper directly contradict himself while speaking to William about the Ishmaelian conflict?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

An essential and amusing part of Evelyn Waugh's Scoop is the use of telegrams, or cables for short. Write an analytical essay on their significance to the story, both in terms of character development and of satirization of the newspaper industry. What do the cables demonstrate about the particular characters in the story? What do they tell the reader about the newspaper industry?

Essay Topic 2

While in London, William encounters members of both Ishmaelite Legations and is told their political ideologies. Despite being hidden for some time after that, the socialist ideology comes to play a prominent role in the Soviet coup staged by Dr. Benito. Nonetheless, both ideologies are made out to be ridiculous in Waugh's novel. Analyze in a carefully developed essay how Waugh satirizes the two ideologies, particularly that of the socialists. What actions and events make it out to be a ridiculous form of government? What statements made by the consul in the London legation reinforce the absurdity of the cause?

Essay Topic 3

As both a member of the aristocracy and the proprietor of The Daily Beast, Lord Copper is the link between the two primary targets of satire in Waugh's Scoop. Compose a thoroughly developed analytical essay on the character of Lord Copper. With what sort of people does he associate? What are his motivations in his actions? Is he a man of deep thought or mere self-importance? In what ways is his portrayal in Scoop satirical? What does this portrayal imply about the aristocracy? What does it imply about the newspaper industry?

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