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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the crook lock up Ukridge's aunt's butler?
(a) In the cellar.
(b) In a linen closet.
(c) In a bathroom.
(d) In the attic.

2. Which of Ukbridge's aunt's possessions are stolen by a crook in "Buttercup Day"?
(a) Her silverware.
(b) Her Ming vases.
(c) Her paintings by John Constable.
(d) Her snuffboxes.

3. What does a barmaid reveal to Barmy and Pongo?
(a) Angelica is adopted.
(b) Angelica is older than they thought.
(c) Angelica is married.
(d) Angelica is rich.

4. What is Barmy and Pongo's professional relationship?
(a) They own a race horse together.
(b) They are co-owners of a restaurant.
(c) They are co-managers of a bank.
(d) They are comedy partners.

5. What does Ukridge help himself to as he leaves George Tupper's in "A Bit of Luck for Mabel"?
(a) George's top hat.
(b) A box of chocolates.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) George's pocket change.

6. Where does Ukridge live?
(a) Putney.
(b) Tooting
(c) Wimbledon.
(d) Merton Park.

7. How is Percy's date described?
(a) Pale.
(b) Dainty.
(c) Heavy.
(d) Boxom.

8. What does Angelica ask Barmy to do in a note?
(a) Prepare tea for her father.
(b) Chauffeur the church women.
(c) Get rid of a hornet's nest in the garden.
(d) Help paint the schoolhouse.

9. How is Augustine's character described in "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo"?
(a) Brash.
(b) Calm.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Timid.

10. Ukridge lives with ________.
(a) His friend Corky.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His brother.
(d) His aunt.

11. Captain Jack brags about being experienced with ________.
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Lions.
(c) Bears.
(d) Wolverines.

12. What is Freddie's surname?
(a) Widgeon.
(b) Wiggins.
(c) Wooster.
(d) Wickham.

13. How does Teddy get injured after dinner with the group in "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate"?
(a) Teddy falls from a ladder.
(b) Teddy slips on a wet floor.
(c) Teddy gets hit by a truck.
(d) Teddy gets kicked by a horse.

14. How much did Freddie think he would be paid at the competition?
(a) Five francs.
(b) Five hundred francs.
(c) Five thousand francs.
(d) Fifty francs.

15. George is enthusiastic about __________.
(a) Mystery novels.
(b) Birdwatching.
(c) Crossword puzzles.
(d) Trainspotting.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many puppies are in the group that Ukridge thinks he can train?

2. Who do Percy and Nelson purchase hats from?

3. Where is Freddie in "Noblesse Oblige"?

4. How is Nelson described in the story?

5. What does Freddie mistakenly think the man he runs into in "Noblesse Oblige" wants from him?

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