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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does George visit Mr. and Mrs. Bagnet?
(a) To ask for a place to stay for a while.
(b) For advice on whether to turn over Hawdon's writing sample.
(c) To discuss the finer points of music.
(d) To let them in on the secret Tulkinghorn is hiding.

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

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

4. It would be accurate to say that Mrs. Jellyby is ___________.
(a) Obsessed with her work.
(b) A kind and attentive soul.
(c) Evil.
(d) Clinically ill.

5. Seeing Lady Dedlock has the effect of ___________.
(a) Agitating Esther.
(b) Escalating Esther's sense of humor.
(c) Raising Esther's spirits.
(d) Making Esther want to bow down.

6. The subject of Jarndyce and Jarndyce involves ___________.
(a) An unfair termination.
(b) A corporate takeover.
(c) The distribution of a large inheritance.
(d) A defamation of character suit.

7. Mr. Jarndyce wants Richard to ___________.
(a) Forget about any benefits from the lawsuit.
(b) Marry Ada and get it over with.
(c) Become an officer.
(d) Stay away from the family.

8. Mr. Skimpole's landlord has taken away Skimpole's ___________.
(a) Dignity.
(b) Home.
(c) Legal documents.
(d) Furniture.

9. Lady Dedlock faints when she ___________.
(a) Learns the status of Jarndyce and Jarndyce.
(b) Sees the extent of the lawsuit.
(c) Recognizes the handwriting on an affidavit.
(d) Becomes overwhelmed by the smog.

10. Mr. Guppy suggests to Lady Dedlock that ___________.
(a) Perhaps she is Esther's twin sister.
(b) He thinks she is Esther's grandmother.
(c) He suspects there is a family mixup.
(d) There is a resemblance between her and Esther.

11. Guppy assumes that Tulkinghorn's comments are in reference to ___________.
(a) Smallweed.
(b) Mr. Bagnet.
(c) He, himself.
(d) George.

12. 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.

13. Esther is now being relentlessly pursued by ___________.
(a) Mr. Guppy.
(b) Mr. Kenge.
(c) Mr. Badger.
(d) Richard.

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

15. Sir Liecester sees his gout condition as ___________.
(a) A demon with royal blood.
(b) A curse.
(c) Dishonorable.
(d) A demon of the Patrician order.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard moves into a new apartment near ___________.

2. Mr. Snagsby, by trade, is ___________.

3. Misinterpreted by Guppy, Tulkinghorn states that he feels Gidley is ___________.

4. Mrs. Badger tells Esther that ___________.

5. Mr. Jarndyce is the ___________.

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