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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 the garnish used on the duck entree in "The Chaplet"?

2. What poetic device does Reginald use in the first line of his poem on peace?

3. How many children does Emily have?

4. What happens to the young buzzards at the end of "The Forbidden Buzzards"?

5. In what season do the Mullets try to sell the Brogue?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Clovis believe that oysters are "more beautiful than any religion"?

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

4. How is the Brogue listed in sale catalogs?

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

6. What happens when Mrs. Packletide shot at the tiger?

7. What does the condemned man state is the reality of his punishment?

8. What happens to cause a rift between Dora and Jane?

9. According to the Duchess in "Reginald at the Theater," what are the things "you can't get away from"?

10. What does Clovis do to insure that Jane has left before Dora shows up at his home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a new introduction to the collection. Reread the Introduction (written in 1967) and create a new introduction. Follow the main ideas that the introduction writer used. This essay should encompass short, focused thoughts on each of the texts in the collection - much like the current introduction. This essay is meant to focus on the problems, concerns and highlights of the text for you as the reader.

Essay Topic 2

Many people have believed that Saki placed himself in all, or many, of his texts as a main character. Create a hypothesis stating whether or not you believe Saki injected himself in his texts and what the purpose served for Saki. (Do you think that he was creating himself as the person he wished to be, the person he was, or as a mask?) Support your answer completely.

Essay Topic 3

Given that Saki is male, and many of his main characters are male, what do you think Saki prided men upon? Do you think that he held a patriarchal idea in regard to society? Why/Why not? Support your answer using a combination of hypothetical and textual reasoning.

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