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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 does Pickwick give Smangle money for in prison?

2. Who does Pickwick talk to about getting Jingle released from prison?

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

4. How did Winkle Sr. find out about his son's elopement?

5. How does Jingle feel when he is released from prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Wardle say he has come to London?

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

3. What does Sam say when he is called to the witness stand?

4. What happens at Bob Sawyer's party?

5. What does Sam say to Pickwick before he is put in prison, and what is Pickwick's response to this?

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

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

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

9. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

10. Why is Mrs. Bardell sent back to London while on her trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Mr. Winkle's parents, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in these scenes, and what do these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

This book is a satire. What kind of things is Dickens being satirical about, and how does this tone affect the feeling and progression of the plot?

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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