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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. Why does Lord Holbeton go to Italy?

2. Who is the pig's caretaker?

3. What is Rollo's golf score goal?

4. Who is Mary Burgess related to?

5. What are the names of the twins in "The Great Sermon Handicap"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Chavender go to London with Sally in "Quick Service"?

2. Briefly explain the plot of "The Purity of the Turf".

3. In "Quick Service," why does Lord Holbeton need money, and whom must he ask for it?

4. Briefly describe Joss Weatherby.

5. What does Lord Holbeton do with the trust money he is able to get?

6. How does Jeeves advise Bertie to break up Tuppy and Cora in "Jeeves and the Song of Songs"?

7. At the end of "Quick Service," what do the Steptoes decide to do?

8. What is Rollo lead to believe that his niece has done in "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"?

9. Why does the King's brother object to the King's interest in 'gowf' in "The Coming of Gowf"?

10. Why does Cuthbert Banks join the Literary Society in "The Clicking of Cuthbert"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss humor in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." How is humor used? What types of comedy are present? Does Wodehouse approach all of his short stories in the same humorous manner?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss love and romance in Wodehouse's short stories. Does the author often focus on romance and love in his stories? What are some examples of stories which center around the romance of the protagonist and his love interest?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss irony in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse." What are the three types of irony, and what are some examples of each type from the stories?

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