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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. Of what does Mr. Salter insist Lord Copper must remain ignorant?

2. What is the cost to transport William's luggage to his first destination?

3. What beverage does Mr. Salter assume William Boot enjoys?

4. Why is William perplexed by the telegram he receives from <i>The Daily Beast</i> while at Aden?

5. How does Josephine Stitch always greet John Boot?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What should stick out to the woefully unjournalistic mind of William when his fellow passenger also leaves the train in Marseilles?

4. How do the journalists generally treat one another?

5. What characterizes the speech of the black Ishmaelian speaking in Hyde Park when William takes a walk through?

6. What has happened to Corker and Pigge on their journey to Laku?

7. Describe the condition of the <i>Francmacon</i>, the ship upon which William has to sail from Marseilles.

8. What is further revealed about William when he receives his first cable from the <i>Daily Beast</i>?

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

10. Under what threat does William agree to be the <i>Daily Beast</i>'s war correspondent to Ishmaelia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In addition to satirizing the newspaper industry, Evelyn Waugh's Scoop also targets the life of British society, particularly of the upper classes. In a carefully written essay, analyze the portrayal of the British upper classes in Scoop. What characters are involved? How do they act? How do they speak? What is the relationship between Mrs. Stitch and the aristocracy? In what ways are the high-class socialites made to look ridiculous? What are their chief concerns in day-to-day life?

Essay Topic 2

A significant part of Evelyn Waugh's satirical portrayal of the newspaper industry in Scoop is the emphasis on yellow journalism. Compose a well-developed essay analyzing the portrayal of yellow journalism and the significance given by the satirical portrayal of its practice. In what ways does the story implicitly condemn yellow journalism? What about the practice is implied to be wrong? What actions, statements, and events support your assertions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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