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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is unique about the stones William bought from Kätchen?
2. In what is the sign bearing the name "Boot" held at the Dover train station?
3. What is the capital city of Ishmaelia?
4. From what town does Hitchcock reportedly score a scoop on the Fascists in Ishmaelia?
5. To where does William move after two photographers join his and Corker's room at the Hotel Liberty?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
A significant theme in Evelyn Waugh's novel is the double-faced interaction of the journalists with one another. All desperate to score a big story, they frequently sabotage and undermine one another in order to get ahead. These very common actions are part of the satirical presentation of the journalistic profession as given in Scoop. In a well-structured and composed essay, analyze the significance of Waugh's satirization of the journalists throughout the story. What is important to the satire about how they treat one other? How does their conduct reflect upon the journalistic profession?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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