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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. Where does Winkle run into Dowler while trying to hide from him?

3. Who starts a fight at the meeting Tony takes Sam to?

4. Where does Pickwick get jobs for Trotter and Jingle?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mr. Winkle Sr. say when he heard of his son's elopement?

2. What does Mr. Pickwick choose to do after he is found guilty, and why?

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

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

5. How is Pickwick released from prison?

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

7. What does Smangle do on Pickwick's first night in prison?

8. What does Sam do on Valentine's Day, and why?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in this book have their own goals and motivations. Select four characters and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the characters around them.

Essay Topic 2

What is Mr. Pickwick accused of in his trial, and what evidence is used against him? How does this change the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

There are many different symbols present in this book. What are these symbols, and how does their presence alter the course of the plot?

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