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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Miss Flite's primary interest is in ___________.
(a) Jarndyce & Jarndyce.
(b) Birds.
(c) Bottles.
(d) Rags.

3. Mr. Bucket is, by trade, ___________.
(a) A surgeon.
(b) A detective.
(c) A shopkeeper.
(d) A lawyer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman who visited Jo was wearing ___________.

2. Nemo's death is caused by ___________.

3. Why does George visit Mr. and Mrs. Bagnet?

4. Richard has now decided to pursue ___________.

5. Guppy reveals that Nemo's last name, and perhaps Esther's, may be ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Dickens' opinion of Nemo's good Christian burial. Is his attitude positive?

2. Who is Volumnia Dedlock? Discuss her role and her physical appearance.

3. what is to become of Krook's Rag and Bottle house, now that he has died? Is its disposition a surprise?

4. What purpose does it serve having Lady Dedlock take a shine to the lovely new maid, Rosa?

5. Describe the general scene in the Chancery hearings on the Jarndyce suit, and London, as it is set by Dickens in the first chapter. Is there anything attractive or alluring about the ambience of either?

6. What is the reader's impression of detective Bucket? How does Dickens accomplish his portrayal of Bucket?

7. What is interesting about Smallweed demanding money for the letters he once had in his possession?

8. Discuss Krook's Rag and Bottle Shop? Is he a good businessman? Is there anything symbolic about the shop?

9. What is the point of Esther, Ada, and Richard spending a night at the Jellybys'? What does Dickens accomplish with this break in their journey toward Bleak House?

10. Poor Guster, the Snagsbys' maid, is given to seizures. Why does Guster fit in so well with the Snagsbys?

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