View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prevents Bertie's chosen parson from preaching in Chapter 13?

2. Whom has old Little married?

3. Where does Cyril decide to go at the end of Chapter 10?

4. Who is Blumenfield?

5. What did Claude and Eustace pour on a junior dean?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Claude and Eustace fail to board their ship to Africa?

2. Who is making a demonstration at Speakers' Corner in Chapter 11?

3. Why is Bingo Little disguising himself and participating in the Heralds of the Red Dawn?

4. What does Bertie discover about Comrade Butt when the Red Dawn come to his flat for lunch?

5. What insider tip does old Little give Bertie in Chapter 11?

6. What nickname does Bertie come up with for the small boy he finds in his flat in Chapter 10?

7. How does Jeeves end up winning the Great Sermon Handicap?

8. What project does Bingo undertake in order to impress Mary? What does Bertie worry will happen during the event?

9. Why does Jeeves think Harold is a good bet for the Choir Boys' Handicap Race?

10. In Chapter 16, why and how is Aunt Agatha punishing her sons, Claude and Eustace?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of money in "The Inimitable Jeeves". What role do money and wealth play in the stories? How does money affect Jeeves and his position and relationship with Wooster? How does money cause problems for the protagonists and secondary characters in the stories?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the all-knowing aspect of Jeeves' character. Why is this an important trait to have in his profession? How does Jeeves' vast knowledge base help both him and Wooster throughout the book?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 779 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample