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

2. Who lives at Toad-Water?

3. What kind of mines does Mr. Penricarde own?

4. What was the Duchess preparing notes on to speak about at the Club?

5. Where does Reginald believe that "young men of brilliant attraction" should be?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to the Baroness, in "Esme," what does poverty do?

3. In "The Innocence of Reginald," what two things does Reginald believe fail to go together?

4. Why does Mrs. Packletide believe that she needs to kill a tiger in India?

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

6. What happens as a result of the feud in Toad-Water?

7. While looking for buried treasure, what does Vasco find?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Loss was a major theme in many of the texts. But, for Saki as the author, the feeling of loss did not seem to affect him (or his characters). Describe at least three texts that illustrate loss, the character's reaction to the loss, and how you believe Saki felt about loss.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters Reginald and Clovis. Are these the same character, just given different names? How are the characters similar? How are they different? How could they be seen as mirror-images or foils?

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