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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 Mr. Slurk's occupation?

2. What did the guards at the prison do before admitting Pickwick?

3. What does Sam refuse to tell Pickwick while he is in prison?

4. Where does Winkle try to hide when he is locked outside in his nightshirt?

5. Who hires Mary as a maid?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sam Weller do when he first meets Smangle?

2. What happens at Bob Sawyer's party?

3. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

4. How does Mr. Perker suggest handling the dispute between Mr. Winkle and his father?

5. Why is Mr. Pott so happy to hear that Winkle is married?

6. What happens at the temperance meeting that Tony takes Sam to?

7. What does Sam say to Tony about Susan while they are in a courtroom, and what is Tony's response to this?

8. How does Pickwick spend his time while in prison?

9. What does Pickwick do for Jingle and Trotter after they are released from prison?

10. What does Tom Roker do for Pickwick in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Anger is an emotion that emerges in a few very sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these instances, and how are the plot and the characters involved in those scenes affected by this anger?

Essay Topic 2

Ben Allen and Bob Sawyer are similar characters in this book, and yet there are some marked differences even though they are twins. What are some of the differences and similarities in these two dynamic characters?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the plot. Why might Dickens have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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