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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has happened to Arthur's old girlfriend while he has been in China?
(a) She has become incredibly beautiful and kind.
(b) She has been widowed.
(c) She has gone insane.
(d) She has been waiting for him.

2. Who is Sparkler?
(a) An errand boy everyone knows.
(b) Mrs. Merdle's son.
(c) A debtor at the jail with Amy.
(d) Amy's cousin.

3. Who does Arthur run into during his walk to the Meagles?
(a) Daniel Craig.
(b) Daniel Doyce.
(c) Daniel Deronda.
(d) Daniel McCarthy.

4. Where does Arthur first see Little Dorrit?
(a) In his mother's room.
(b) In the airport.
(c) Out in the market.
(d) At her house.

5. Which character refuses to return to the Meagles household?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Arthur.
(c) Pet.
(d) Tattycoram.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between William and Frederick?

2. Who does Pancks often stop by to see in the Bleeding Hearts Yard?

3. How does Mrs. Clennam feel about her husband?

4. What kinds of messages do the letters bring that Maggy gives Arthur on the Iron Bridge?

5. Where do the Meagles live?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reason does Pancks give Arthur for asking about information on the Dorrit family?

2. What is Franny's first relationship with Mrs. Merdle like?

3. What role does Amy play in her family?

4. How does Arthur feel about finding out about the Dorrit family fortune?

5. What allows Arthur to get away once Flora starts talking about rekindling their relationship?

6. What does Arthur ask Meagle to suggest to Daniel after they have all dined together at the Meagles for the first time?

7. How did John Edward Nandy come to know William Dorrit?

8. What reaction does Amy have to her father's reaction to seeing her walking with Nandy?

9. What does Arthur realize when visiting with his old girlfriend, Flora, for the first time since his return to China?

10. What does Pet confide in Arthur during a private conversation between the two of them?

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