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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. What is the occupation of the narrator of "Georgy Porgy?"

2. What is the name of Claud's dog?

3. What kind of car picks up a hitchhiker?

4. What is the hitchhiker very skilled at?

5. Who does Mrs. Bixby say she is visiting when she goes to see the Colonel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Lexington visits a packing house?

2. What is royal jelly?

3. How did the mother of the narrator of "Georgy Porgy" die?

4. What does the ratcatcher say is the best way to catch mice?

5. What happens when Oswald is at the service station in Cairo?

6. What happens when Bert looks inside the hayrick?

7. In "The Visitor," what does Oswald find out after making love to a woman in Cairo?

8. What was the experiment used by the narrator in "Georgy Porgy" to understand women?

9. What kind of factory does Claud want to start and why?

10. What does Mary do when she first sees what Landy has done for her husband when William dies?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a major motivating factor for a number of characters in these stories. Which characters are most affected by this, and what are some of the different ways this fear is manifested?

Essay Topic 2

Many characters in these stories are forced to sacrifice a great deal in order to obtain their goals. Who are some of these characters, and how did their sacrifices affect the other characters around them? Were these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Roald Dahl includes some ingenious forms of irony in these stories. What are some of these examples, and how does this ironic nature affect the plot of the stories?

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