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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. Who is Daphne Braythwayt?

2. What is the name of the boy Bingo is tutoring?

3. What does Jeeves say attracted the cats to Bertie's bedroom?

4. Who are Claude and Eustace?

5. What does Jeeves inform Bertie of when Bertie awakes in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why are Sidney and Aline so distressed when they visit Bertie in his hotel room in Chapter 4?

2. When Sir Roderick arrives for lunch at Bertie's, what does he explain was stolen from him?

3. What does Jeeves hand Sir Roderick as he is storming out of the flat in Chapter 8?

4. Why does Bingo want a raise in his allowance? Why is his request denied?

5. What goes wrong when Bertie tries to put the plan in action in Chapter 6?

6. Who is Bingo and what relationship does he have with Bertie?

7. Why does Bingo take Bertie to a tea-and-buns shop in Chapter 1?

8. What news does Bertie have to break to Jeeves at the end of Chapter 2 and how does Jeeves react?

9. What plan does Bertie come up with in Chapter 5?

10. Why does Bertie come up with this plan in Chapter 5?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret the character Jeeves. Why is he considered the most popular of Wodehouse's characters? What are his defining character traits? Why is he a "gentleman's hero"? What stories is he featured in and what happens in these stories?

Essay Topic 2

Wodehouse often uses misunderstandings in a comedic manner. Discuss the misunderstanding in the stories from "The Inimitable Jeeves". How do they create a comedic tone? Are they always resolved?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the character of Wooster. What are his defining character traits? What is his role in the stories? How does he affect the tone and plot of the stories?

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