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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 kind of sandwiches are Francesca and her brother eating at the opening of "The Unbearable Bassington"?

2. Comus, when telling Elaine it was too hot for tea, states that he would rather do what?

3. What is the name of the theater that both Comus and the author of "The Woman Who Wished it was Wednesday" were at?

4. What happened that stopped the egg-seller from being able to get rich off of square eggs?

5. What is the name of the hotel, where Elaine Youghal eats lunch, that is one of Vienna's most expensive hotels?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is there no system of reward in Hell?

2. What is Francesca's most prized possession?

3. What news does James Cushat-Prinkly have for his family at the end of "Tea"?

4. What does Dimitri plan to do because of his illness? ("The Death Trap.")

5. What does Dr. Stronetz do that spares Dimitri from being murdered? ("The Death Trap.")

6. Why were there so many barn owls on the fighting line? ("Birds on the Western Front.")

7. Why is Francesca considered "one of those women" that Fate had the best intentions for?

8. Why does Youghal state that he is not fond of Jews?

9. What gifts does Harvey give to his nephews?

10. What does the poultry farmer say that he has done to solve the round problem of eggs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Based upon the texts, how do you think Saki felt about women? Do you think that he held very specific stereotypes regarding women? Do you think that he created female characters that were different from women in society during his time? What attributes did Saki give his female characters? Are these characteristics that are normally assigned to women?

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

Saki used many literary techniques in his writing. Chose a literary technique that you believe was prevalent in many of the texts. Describe Saki's use of the technique in at least three of his stories. What is the technique? What was the story? How was it used?

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