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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 does Angelica do for a living?

2. In "Farewell to All Cats," what is the name of Dahlia Prenderby's family estate?

3. What position does the bishop offer Augustine?

4. What is the title of the short story about Percy and Nelson?

5. How much did Freddie think he would be paid at the competition?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Archibald disguise himself in "The Reverent Wooing of Archibald"?

3. What scheme does Ukridge come up with in the story "Buttercup Day"?

4. In "The Ordeal of Osbert Mulliner," why does Bashford become afraid of Osbert?

5. What is the effect of the tonic Augustine takes in "Mulliner's Buck-U-Uppo"?

6. How are the characters in "The Amazing Hat Mystery" described?

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

8. How does fate step in to ensure Teddy gets injured in "Ukridge's Accident Syndicate"?

9. What does Freddie do in "Fate" to rouse Mavis' jealousy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the pursuit of wealth in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." Who are some characters who are in pursuit of money or other material goods? Does Wodehouse depict this in a comedic or serious tone? Are these characters usually successful or unsuccessful in their pursuit?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Wodehouse's use of the plot device 'deus ex machina'. Which stories contain this technique? Why might Wodehouse have used this technique? How does this plot device affect the tone and pace of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of luck in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." Which characters are lucky? Which are unlucky? How does a character's luck or lack of luck create a comedic undertone to the story?

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