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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 Wilfred's beloved?

2. What is Barmy and Pongo's professional relationship?

3. Who does Teddy pretend to think Ukridge and his group are at the hospital?

4. Who sends Augustine the tonic which he takes?

5. How does Teddy get injured after dinner with the group in "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate"?

Short Essay Questions

1. When is it possible that Percy's and Nelson's hats become switched in "The Amazing Hat Mystery"?

2. In "Noblesse Oblige," why did the man Freddie met in Cannes think that they knew each other in school?

3. What is the significance of the title "Tried in the Furnace"?

4. How does Percy ruin Ukridge's chances with Myrtle in "Ukridge and the Old Stepper"?

5. What scheme does Ukridge and his friends come up with in "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate"?

6. How is Osbert Mulliner threatened in "The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner"?

7. How does "The Truth About George" end happily?

8. How does Stanley Ukridge seek to make his fortune in "Ukridge's Dog College"?

9. How does George plan to overcome his stammer in "The Truth About George"?

10. In "A Slice of Life," what does Wilfred believe has happened when he finds out that Angela has called off their engagement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge. What are his defining character traits? In which stories is he found? What takes place in these stories? Why is Ukridge considered a schemer?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of friendship in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." How is friendship depicted in the stories? What are some examples of when the protagonist depends on his friends to help him? Do the friends ever cause trouble?

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