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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 does Jeeves tell Filmer was the one who set his boat adrift?
2. What is the name of the Russian novelist who visits in "The Clicking of Cuthburt"?
3. On which tee of the golf course does Rollo encounter his sister in "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"?
4. In "Jeeves and the Impending Doom," what is Bingo desperate to do?
5. Who is Weatherby's employer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Chibnall? Who is he engaged to? What does the couple like to read?
2. Why does the King's brother object to the King's interest in 'gowf' in "The Coming of Gowf"?
3. Briefly explain the plot of "The Purity of the Turf".
4. In "High Stakes," how does Bradbury escape his wife's wrath after losing his valet Blizzard in a golf game?
5. How does Steggles ruin Bertie and company's chances of winning big on the footrace in "The Purity of the Turf"?
6. How does Mary help Rollo improve his golf game in "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"?
7. How does Jeeves advise Bertie to break up Tuppy and Cora in "Jeeves and the Song of Songs"?
8. In "Quick Service," why does Lord Holbeton need money, and whom must he ask for it?
9. At the end of "Quick Service," what do the Steptoes decide to do?
10. Why do some townspeople root against Bingo's Christmas play production in "The Metropolitan Touch"?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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