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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mr. George has visited Grandfather Smallweed regarding ___________.
(a) His desire to close down his business.
(b) Smallweed's reading habits.
(c) His friend's untimely death.
(d) His difficulty in paying the principal on a debt.

2. Sir Leicester takes enormous pride in ___________.
(a) His current wife.
(b) His lovely paintings.
(c) His family.
(d) His business dealings.

3. Finding Nemo dead, Krook proceeds to ___________.
(a) Steal Nemo's paperwork.
(b) Steal all of Nemo's food supplies.
(c) Find another renter.
(d) Cancel Nemo's lease.

4. Tom Jarndyce is ___________.
(a) The victim of murder.
(b) The grandson of a famous lawyer.
(c) The original litigant in Jarndyce v. Jarndyce.
(d) The subject of a class action suit.

5. John Jarndyce explains to Esther that ___________.
(a) She had been adopted by her aunt.
(b) Her aunt had raised her in secrecy.
(c) She was an orphan he found.
(d) Her mother was also her aunt.

6. Richard feels certain that he will ultimately make his fortune ___________.
(a) Winning in poker.
(b) From his career as a doctor.
(c) From the lawsuit.
(d) Dealing opium.

7. Mr. Jarndyce's small room off his bedroom is called ___________.
(a) The growlery.
(b) The washroom.
(c) The study.
(d) The meditation corner.

8. Bringing flowers to Esther, Caddy implies ___________.
(a) That the flowers are a warning.
(b) That the flowers were left by someone for Esther.
(c) That the nosegay is a hint of spring.
(d) That the flowers are a second set from Prince.

9. Boythorn has property issues with ___________.
(a) Rouncewell's grandson.
(b) Mr. Jarndyce.
(c) Lady Dedlock.
(d) Sir Leicester.

10. What has become of the inheritance which is the issue of the Jarndyce lawsuit?
(a) It has been distributed among relatives.
(b) It has been consumed by costs.
(c) It never existed.
(d) It has been siezed by the lawyers.

11. Mr. Snagsby, by trade, is ___________.
(a) A law stationer.
(b) A deli shop owner.
(c) A law clerk in the Chancer.
(d) A clothing merchant.

12. Guppy reveals that Nemo's last name, and perhaps Esther's, may be ___________.
(a) Hawdon.
(b) Dedlock.
(c) Rouncewell.
(d) Summerson.

13. It becomes obvious to Jo that Lady Dedlock ___________.
(a) Is a philanthropist.
(b) Is a mean person.
(c) Is up to no good.
(d) Is no servant.

14. Lady Dedlock has assumed for years that her daughter had ___________.
(a) Married well.
(b) Moved to America.
(c) Been adopted.
(d) Died at birth.

15. Young Jo is being held by police because ___________.
(a) He is sarcastic to the police.
(b) He has refused to leave the area.
(c) He is without clothing.
(d) He is penniless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wy does Guppy want to get Esther tied into the Jarndyce case?

2. Lady Dedlock faints when she ___________.

3. What des Mrs. Snagsby suspect about Jo?

4. Skimpole has a proclivity for ___________.

5. Although Mr. George has a sample of handwriting sought by Smallweed, ___________.

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