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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. When is Pickwick's trial to be held?

3. What does Mr. Perker hope the jury has had on the morning of the trial?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Perker say about Pickwick's case, and what is Pickwick's response to this?

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

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

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

5. What happens to Mr. Pickwick because of the prank played at the inn in Towcester?

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

7. How is Pickwick released from prison?

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

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

10. What does Pickwick do when he is awakened on his first night in prison?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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