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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What beverage does Mr. Salter's wife prepare for him after Boot's second big story comes in?
2. How much money per year is the contract Mr. Salter offers William at Boot Magna Hall?
3. What is the capital city of Ishmaelia?
4. From what town does Hitchcock reportedly score a scoop on the Fascists in Ishmaelia?
5. What is Kätchen's father's nationality?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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