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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What group among the journalists uses the largest lorry?
2. From what correspondence school has Bateson graduated?
3. What is the name of Jakes' jackal?
4. What objects fill the heavy bag belonging to the girl who previously occupied William's room in the Pension Dressler?
5. What is Kätchen's father's nationality?
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
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
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?
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