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Jeeves and Friends – Short Stories P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves and Friends – Short Stories P. G. Wodehouse 1 Which story do these sentences come from? Jeeves 3 Who said this in the Jeeves stories? Who did they say Takes Charge, The Artistic Career of Corky, Bertie it to? Jeeves, Muriel Singer, Corky, Miss Tomlinson, Changes His Mind, Looking After the Pumpkin, Lord Bertie Wooster, Lady Florence Craye. Emsworth and the Girl Friend, Trouble at Blandings. a ‘Can you start at once?’ ............... to ............... a And it was always so hellishly hot. ............... b ‘I will never marry you if those reminiscences b I was horrified to see young Edwin, the boy are published.’ ............... to ............... scout, re-arranging my ties in a drawer. c ‘I don’t work in the theatre any more.’ ............... ............... to ............... c He had lost the girl he loved, and now he had d ‘May I suggest a name for these drawings you TEST lost the Worple jute millions as well. ............... are planning? ............... to ............... d Within a week Lord Emsworth began to miss e ‘Perhaps he did not inform you that he was the Angus McAllister. ............... Mr Wooster.’ ............... to ............... e ‘Blandings without Beach is unthinkable.’ C O M P R E H E N S I O N ............... 20 marks f Lord Emsworth went on staring through he telescope. ............... 4 Put events from Trouble at Blandings in the right order. Number them 1–10. g There certainly were plenty of flarze in those a Freddie gets a telegram from Aggie. gardens. ............... b Captain Fanshawe telephones to say he has h ‘Did the dear little things giggle much in your caught a thief. day?’ ............... c Valerie returns the dog. i Even though she had a wonderful profile, was it d Freddie comes to England to sell dog biscuits. such a great idea being engaged to Florence? e Beach brings Lord Emsworth home. ............... f Freddie falls down the stairs. j ‘You must put aniseed on your trouser legs.’ g Lady Constance reconsiders. ............... h Beach puts sleeping pills in the butler’s drink 20 marks i Lord Emsworth goes to steal the dog. j Freddie gives Aggie’s dog to Valerie. 2 Match a person from A with a description from B. 20 marks A 1 Angus McAllister 5 Complete the following sentences . 2 Bertie Wooster a When Jeeves first met Wooster he made him ... 3 Jeeves ....................................................................................... 4 Freddie (Lord Emsworth’s son) ....................................................................................... 5 Lord Emsworth b When McAllister chased Gladys the first time she ... B ....................................................................................... a A man with serious, sympathetic face and a ....................................................................................... wonderful brain. c When McAllister chased Gladys the second time b A man of limited intelligence, but a kind and she ... generous employer. ....................................................................................... c A likeable, if forgetful, old gentleman. ....................................................................................... d A well-built man with bushy eyebrows and a d When Jeeves and Wooster saw a girl waving at thick red beard. them by the road ... e A man who couldn’t be allowed to live in ....................................................................................... London because he spent too much money. ....................................................................................... e When Corky’s uncle saw the portrait of his baby ... 10 marks ....................................................................................... ....................................................................................... 30 marks Total marks OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 5 19 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage5Testsp5-MB.indd 19 01/02/08 10:28:45 Jeeves and Friends – Short Stories P. G. Wodehouse Setting 12 Corky, whose real name was Bruce _____, was an artist. Choose the best answer. a □ O’Corcoran b □ O’Connor 1 Jeeves was sent to Bertie by _____. c □ Corcoran d □ Connor a □ his Uncle Willoughby b □ an employment 13 Bertie thought that Florence was awfully good- agency c □ Lady Florence Craye d □ Lord looking when _____. Worplesdon a □ seen sideways b □ happy and smiling 2 Bertie gave Jeeves the job because it was clear he c □ wearing nice clothes d □ angry was _____. 14 Edwin, the _____, was Florence’s younger brother. a □ a good cook b □ one of life’s workers a □ under-gardener b □ boy scout c □ serious d □ intelligent c □ valet d □ butler 3 Bertie was sent to America to _____. 15 The _____ of Emsworth and his family lived at a □ stop his cousin from marrying an actress Blandings Castle. b □ find himself a wife c □ learn about the a □ ninth Baron b □ tenth Earl theatre and acting d □ go to parties c □ ninth Earl d □ sixth Duke 4 Corky wanted to _____. 16 Jeeves thought that young fellows in his a □ be a doctor b □ be a portrait-painter profession needed _____ to be successful. c □ find a wife d □ be a lawyer a □ lots of reminiscences b □ resource and 5 Jeeves thought Bertie was thinking of marriage tact c □ a wife d □ intelligence when he said he _____. 17 Miss Tomlinson was described by Jeeves as _____. a □ wanted a holiday b □ was happy a □ tall and very intelligent b □ handsome but TEST c □ was lonely d □ was going away firm c □ unwilling to help anybody d □ short 6 When Bertie was recovering from a recent of intelligence illness, Jeeves suggested some _____. 18 Angus McAllister had _____, which gave him a a □ days by the sea b □ medicine fierce and unbending expression. MULTIPLE-CHOICE c □ days in the country d □ special drink a □ bushy eyebrows and a thick beard 7 With the passing of the years, Freddie had b □ long hair and a moustache c □ big become _____ to an anxious father. eyes and a bushy beard d □ hair and eyebrows a □ less of a problem b □ more of a help 19 Lady Constance always expected her brother to c □ nicer d □ more of a problem _____ on the Open Day. 8 In the simple quietness of Blandings, Freddie a □ visit all the villagers b □ be nice to the had managed to find _____. children c □ talk cheerfully to people a □ the peace and quiet he needed b □ time to d □ eat a boiled egg for breakfast be with his father c □ an unsuitable girl to fall 20 Gladys was the type of girl you sometimes see in love with d □ lots of friends in _____, in charge of several younger brothers 9 On the first Monday in _____, Blandings Castle and sisters. was opened to the public. a □ small country villages b □ big country a □ July b □ August c □ May d □ June houses c □ large houses in London 10 Lady Constance wanted to warn the _____ to d □ London back streets behave properly at the Open Day. a □ children from London b □ villagers 20 marks c □ servants d □ local children 20 marks Dialogue Who said this? Characters 21 ‘I would never dream of reading a rummy telegram without asking what he thought of it.’ Choose the best answer. a □ Bertie b □ Jeeves c □ Florence 11 Bertie’s fiancée was concentrating on _____. d □ Lord Worplesdon a □ enjoying her holiday b □ teaching Bertie 22 ‘… there is a story about him and my father to play the piano c □ helping Bertie find a new which I simply cannot believe.’ valet d □ developing Bertie’s intelligence a □ Bertie b □ Jeeves c □ Florence d □ Uncle Willoughby OXFORD BOOKWORMS LIBRARY STAGE 5 54 © OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PHOTOCOPIABLE BWStage5Testsp5-MB.indd 54 01/02/08 10:28:50 Jeeves and Friends – Short Stories P. G. Wodehouse 23 ‘… find some author in need of money who 39 well dressed, clean, neat; clever would be glad to do the actual writing.’ a □ firm b □ brainy c □ smart d □ modest a □ Corky b □ Muriel c □ Bertie d □ Jeeves 40 friendly words used when speaking to a close friend 24 ‘I’ll have to go to the office on Monday.’ a □ old thing b □ jolly c □ Mr d □ lord a □ Bertie b □ Corky c □ Jeeves d □ Muriel 25 ‘I am sure he would be only too happy to give a 20 marks talk to the young ladies.’ a □ Peggy Mainwaring b □ Jeeves c □ Miss Tomlinson d □ Bertie Plot 26 ‘We have just found several of the girls smoking Choose the best answer. cigarettes in the garden.’ 41 Edwin had to _____ as soon as possible. a □ Miss Tomlinson b □ Bertie c □ Jeeves a □ be removed b □ make his room tidy d □ Peggy Mainwaring c □ hide the parcel d □ re-arrange his ties 27 ‘That young man is planning to do something 42 Bertie ran upstairs to his room and realized _____. he shouldn’t.’ a □ he had forgotten to tell Jeeves a □ Freddie b □ Angus McAllister b □ he couldn’t find his key c □ he couldn’t c □ Lord Emsworth d □ Aggie Donaldson find Jeeves d □ he needed to find Edwin first 28 ‘I was going to say “I will consider it”.’ 43 What really annoyed Corky was the way old a □ Lord Emsworth b □ Freddie Worple used to _____. c □ Mr Donaldson d □ Angus McAllister a □ steal his girlfriends b □ bother him 29 ‘I thought if I didn’t have nothing, then it would constantly c □ draw funny pictures d □ look be all right for Ern to have what I would have capable of living for ever TEST had if I had had.’ 44 Jeeves thought the portrait of the child had a □ Beach b □ Lord Emsworth _____ and an inebriated manner. c □ Gladys d □ Constance a □ a most unpleasant expression b □ bad eyes MULTIPLE-CHOICE 30 ‘… I’ll tell her it died, and I’ll get her another c □ an ugly face d □ a red face one just as good.’ 45 Bertie wanted to buy a house so that _____. a □ Freddie b □ Aggie c □ Lord Emsworth a □ he could have a garden b □ his friends d □ Uncle Galahad could stay more often c □ his sister could live with him d □ his brother could live with him 20 marks 46 Jeeves wanted to drive safely out of the school grounds as he was worried he might _____.
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