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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 name of Claud's dog?

2. What does Claud make to take with him on a poaching trip?

3. What is Miss Pulteney's occupation?

4. What was the name of Hitler's mother in "Genesis and Catastrophe?"

5. How do Lexington's parents get into the locked house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Mabel's baby in "Royal Jelly," and why is she so concerned about this?

2. Why does Klara think her last child will live?

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

4. What happens when Jackie wins the race at the tracks?

5. What is royal jelly?

6. What does Vic's wife tell him the morning after the switch?

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

8. What does the landlady do with all of her pets when they die?

9. What strange things does Billy notice about the landlady?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Roald Dahl. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the course of the plots they are involved in?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy are themes present in a number of these stories. What are some of the best examples of these themes, and how did the presence of these themes affect the outcome of those stories?

Essay Topic 3

Protection is a strong theme in these stories. Where does this theme appear, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

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