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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 Theophil Eshley's profession "by force of environment"?

2. Who does Emily bribe in order to get her deckchair next to the Major?

3. How many hands tall is the Brogue?

4. Who asks Clovis if he was a matchmaker?

5. What does the narrator, in "Reginald's Rubaiyat," come to realize while they were in the bathroom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Reginald refuse to learn Russian geography at school?

4. What does the outing to kill a tiger actually cost Mrs. Packletide?

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

6. What does Reginald state about hors d'oeuvres?

7. Why is Reginald trying to "forgive the furniture"?

8. What does Reinald say one comes to know at a host's home?

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

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

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

None of the characters in the text were described in detail. Pieces of each character were given sporadically in a collaboration of different texts. Why do you think that Saki used this technique to create his characters? Support your hypothesis with at least three well-developed supporting statements

Essay Topic 3

Many of Saki's writings included some type of humor. Humor seemed to be a way for Saki to engage the reader in an otherwise mundane storyline. Find three examples of humor in a text that depended upon humor. Explain why the humor was necessary, what type of humor was used and what the result of the humor had on the text itself.

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