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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Reginald believe that "young men of brilliant attraction" should be?
(a) In school.
(b) Heaven.
(c) At tea parties.
(d) Hell.

2. What kind of dog does Olga keep?
(a) Irish Setter.
(b) Fox-terrier.
(c) Collie.
(d) Spaniel.

3. What instruments announces Mrs. Packletide's successful kill?
(a) Didgeridoo.
(b) Horns.
(c) Djembe.
(d) Tom-toms.

4. What age was the Baroness at the time of "Esme"?
(a) 27.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 23.

5. Who "harms" the buzzards at the end of "The Forbidden Buzzards"?
(a) Clovis.
(b) The Duchess.
(c) Lanner.
(d) A local hairdresser.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Reginald, in "Reginald on House-Parties", who does one never really know?

2. At the opening of "The Match-Maker," what time is it?

3. What is Mr. Lammer's one ruling passion?

4. What is Theophil Eshley's profession "by force of environment"?

5. Who is Esme?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, according to Clovis, is different about his mother getting married "this time"?

2. Why is Mrs. Olston so protective of the buzzards and their eggs?

3. Why does Clovis state that Hugo Peterby is at Mrs. Olston's home?

4. What problem does Vanessa Pennington have in "Cross Currents"?

5. How is the Brogue listed in sale catalogs?

6. Why does Clovis believe that his mother needs to get married?

7. Name at least two things that the narrator finds offensive that Reginald does at the McKillops' garden party.

8. What is Clovis' idea for getting out of the sale of the Brogue?

9. According to "Reginald on Christmas Presents," why are aunts a "difficult class to deal with"?

10. What does Reginald state as the estimable qualities of Jews?

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