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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 the scene in Belgium when the characters reach?

2. Who is Chopper?

3. Why does Becky Sharp come to the Crawley residence?

4. What is the vauxhall?

5. What does Mrs. Sedley realize about William Dobbin in chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Amelia Sedley upset at William Dobbin?

2. What else do we get to know about the character of Becky Sharp when she visits the Sedleys?

3. How does Becky Sharp manage to come back into the society?

4. How does the author show instances of greed and selfishness in chapter 23?

5. What is the relationship between Becky Sharp and Lord Steyne?

6. Why do the women at the military party get jealous of Amelia Sedley?

7. What is true of George Osborne's character, as seen in chapter 28?

8. What happens when Rawdon Crawley is bailed out from jail?

9. What does the author tell the readers about the character of Georgy Osborne?

10. Why does Becky Sharp dislike Lady Jane and vice versa?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does William Thackeray call this novel "a novel without a hero"?

Essay Topic 2

How is humor being used by the author in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Becky Sharp deserves the ending she is given by the author in the novel? Why or why not?

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