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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 is Mrs. Chavender's relation to Mrs. Steptoe?

2. What job does Bingo Little have in "Jeeves and the Impending Doom"?

3. What song does Jeeves suggest for Bertie to sing in "Jeeves and the Song of Songs"?

4. In "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh," how does Rollo's mother treat him?

5. In which area of England is the Steptoes' house located?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mary help Rollo improve his golf game in "The Awakening of Rollo Podmarsh"?

2. Briefly describe Joss Weatherby.

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

4. What does Mr. Duff want with the portrait of Mrs. Chavender?

5. In "High Stakes," how does Bradbury escape his wife's wrath after losing his valet Blizzard in a golf game?

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

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

8. In "The Coming of Gowf,, how does the Grand Vizier distract the King from awaiting a visit from a princess?

9. What troubles Lord Emsworth in the story "Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!"?

10. How does Steggles ruin Bertie and company's chances of winning big on the footrace in "The Purity of the Turf"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character Jeeves. Why is he considered the most popular of Wodehouse's characters? What are his defining character traits? Why is he a 'gentleman's hero'? What stories is he featured in, and what happens in these stories?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the full-length novel in "The Most of P.G. Wodehouse," 'Quick Service'. What is this story about? Who are the main characters? Is it written in the same style as the short stories?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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