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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. How does Amy feel about the way Franny came about her piece of jewelry from Mrs. Merdle?

2. What is Blandois's real name?

3. What does Fanny get mad at Amy for doing with Nandy?

4. Who holds the biggest lien against Amy's father?

5. What has Monsieur Rigaud been charged with in prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How has Arthur's mother been living while her son has been in China?

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

4. What is the purpose of the Circumlocution Office?

5. What role does Amy play in her family?

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

7. What happens to Amy as her family is preparing to leave the debtors' prison?

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

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

10. How does Amy respond to John Chivery's conversation about wanting to spend his life with her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze three separate scenes where Marshalsea is used as a setting and discuss the symbolism of the debtors' prison in each scene in particular as well as the symbolism of the prison in the novel as a whole.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Maggy. Discuss: 1) what role she plays in the text, 2) what she symbolizes, and 3) what the reader learns about at least one other character through her.

Essay Topic 3

In the beginning of "Little Dorrit," Arthur views his relationship with Amy as a father-daughter relationship, yet they end up getting married by the time the novel concludes. Write a paper about whether or not Amy and Arthur should have gotten married.

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