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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. To where does William move after two photographers join his and Corker's room at the Hotel Liberty?
2. Which of the journalists staying at the Hotel Liberty is suspected of receiving secret information from the government?
3. What regular Ishmaelite practice has kept the country from being colonized?
4. On William and Corker's train to Ishmaelia, who selfishly occupies one of the four first-class compartments?
5. How long did it take Kätchen's husband to make his boat that sank like a stone in the Matto Grosso?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout Scoop, Waugh takes things that are ordinarily considered to be serious or important, and at once exaggerates their importance to some people while utterly discarding it to others. Analyze this satirical, sarcastic exaggeration in an essay that addresses the politics of Ishmaelia, the newspapers, British high society, wealth, and fame. What characters consider these things important? Which consider them unimportant, if they consider them at all? What is implied about the importance of such things by these contrasted considerations?
Essay Topic 2
Part of Waugh's satirical presentation of the newspaper industry is the attitude of the journalists. Compose an analytical essay which discusses the various ways in which the journalists chase after stories. How do they attempt to get a leg-up on the competition? What sort of loyalties do they form, and how are they broken? Do they really care about the news or just about reporting it? What is implied about the industry by the actions of the journalists?
Essay Topic 3
In contrast to his journalistic experiences, William, at the end of Scoop, returns to his beloved Lush Places column. Write an analytical essay which compares and contrasts the life that accompanies writing Lush Places with that which accompanies the covering of big news stories. Why would William prefer the former over the latter? In what ways is Lush Places superior to that of covering wars and foreign expeditions? Are there any perks to the position William forsakes? What does William's decision say about the newspaper, as the scenario is portrayed in Scoop?
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