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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard has now decided to pursue ___________.
(a) A career as a surgeon.
(b) A voyage abroad.
(c) A wife and marriage.
(d) A career in dentistry.

2. Young Ada tells Esther she wants to marry ___________.
(a) Richard.
(b) Mr. Prince Turveydrop.
(c) Mr. Jarndyce.
(d) Mr. Guppy.

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

4. Caddy Jellyby seeks Esther's help with ___________.
(a) Her finances.
(b) Her job.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her wedding.

5. The woman who visited Jo was wearing ___________.
(a) The clothing of a servant.
(b) The garment of a barrister.
(c) The robes of a duchess.
(d) Rags and no stockings.

6. Esther is under the financial care of ___________.
(a) Richard Carstone.
(b) Conversation Kenge.
(c) Mr. Jarndyce.
(d) Miss Flite.

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

8. Mr. Bucket comes in disguise to arrest ___________.
(a) Mr. Gridley.
(b) Mr. Jarndyce.
(c) Miss Flite.
(d) Mrs. Snagsby.

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

10. Why is Jo's evidence deemed to be inadmissable?
(a) He is an opium addict.
(b) He is homeless.
(c) His ignorance and ucertainty make him unreliable.
(d) His known dishonesty makes him unreliable.

11. Mr. Jarndyce is the ___________.
(a) Brother of Tom Jarndyce.
(b) Father to Tom Jarndyce.
(c) Grandson of Tom Jarndyce.
(d) Grandnephew of Tom Jarndyce.

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

13. The city of London seems wrapped in a blanket of ___________.
(a) Sunshine.
(b) Rain.
(c) Fog.
(d) Smog.

14. The reader recognizes that Jo's visitor was actually ___________.
(a) Esther.
(b) Caddy Jellyby.
(c) Lady Dedlock.
(d) Hortense.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Prince Turveydrop's profession is that of ___________.

3. What is the only thing the Jarndyce suit hasn't ruined, according to Gridley?

4. Esther Summerson is raised by ___________.

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

(see the answer keys)

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