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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. Where does Wilfred lock up Sir Jasper?

2. What does Angelica do for a living?

3. What does George make a point of doing everyday?

4. What does Osbert decide to do when Bashford finds out Osbert and Mabel are engaged?

5. How is Nelson described in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ukridge do in "A Bit of Luck for Mabel" to get kicked out of his aunt's house?

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

3. How is Barmy and Pongo's relationship strengthened by their mutual love for Angelia Briscoe?

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

5. Why does Mavis leave Freddie in "Fate"?

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

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

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

9. Why does Lady Bassett's opinion of Lester Mapledurham turn bad in "Strychnine in the Soup"?

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

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

Discuss the manly pursuits which are often found in the stories. Why might Wodehouse have focused so many of his stories on and around the upper class male? What are some of the interests of these men? How do these interests play a part in the stories of the collection?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Mr. Mulliner and his many nephews. What similarities are there amongst the nephews? What stories feature Mr. Mulliner and his family? Are there any similarities amongst these stories?

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