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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 longtime secret ambition of William's is near to fulfillment towards the end of Book 1, Chapter 3?

2. What is William's initial destination on his way to Ishmaelia?

3. For what item is William asked at the very end of Book 1, Chapter 3?

4. How does William's train companion relate making the acquaintance of his valet?

5. Where is William intending to depart the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Salter insist on walking to Boot Magna Hall, rather than riding in the truck full of slag?

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. What realization prompts Lord Copper to see himself as a lonely, deserted leader, having to make do for the incompetence of his subordinates?

5. Why do the newspapers routinely return from the sickrooms "hopelessly mutilated" at Boot Magna Hall?

6. How does Nannie Boggs misunderstand Mr. Salter's visit to Boot Magna Hall?

7. How does William avoid meeting with any of the important members of the <i>Daily Beast</i> when he arrives in London?

8. How has Sir Jocelyn Hitchcock left the service of Lord Copper's <i>Daily Beast</i>?

9. In what way is Uncle Theodore unlike any of Lord Copper's banquet guests of honor, before or after?

10. Why has John Boot's situation in London become very awkward?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In addition to poking fun at the lifestyles of Britain's rich and famous, Evelyn Waugh's Scoop places an ironic twist on literary romance. Usually the protagonist wins the beautiful damsel, sweeping her away from the insensitive brute. In Scoop, the damsel goes off with the brute after using the resources of the protagonist for personal gain. Write an analysis of the "love story" within Scoop. In what ways does it ironically parallel the traditional romantic story of literature? What is the significance of the corrupted love story to the whole of the plot? How does it affect William?

Essay Topic 2

In a carefully developed analytical essay, define satire, explain how a work of fiction may be satirical, and then demonstrate how Evelyn Waugh's Scoop is a satirical novel. Which characters and actions are satirical in nature? What is satirized and how? How are the elements of satire (irony, sarcasm, exaggeration, contrast) employed by Waugh?

Essay Topic 3

An element of satire that is particularly prevalent in Evelyn Waugh's Scoop is irony. Compose an essay which demonstrates the prevalent usage of irony in the novel by discussing these points:

1) What is irony?

2) How can irony be comic?

3) What are examples of comic irony in Scoop?

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