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

2. A lawsuit involving Mr. Boythorn concerns ___________.
(a) Drunkenness.
(b) Trespassing.
(c) Defamation.
(d) Money laundering.

3. Mr.Chadaband delivers a lecture to Jo regarding ___________.
(a) Dignity.
(b) Truth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Theft.

4. Skimpole has a proclivity for ___________.
(a) Earning large amounts of money.
(b) Behaving with integrity.
(c) Living simply and honestly.
(d) Extorting money by gaining sympathy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Mr. Jarndyce is the ___________.

3. Esther is under the financial care of ___________.

4. Richard decides to be a lawyer because ___________.

5. Jarndyce and Jarndyce is the ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Richard Carstone has a strange way of seeing money. How does Esther illustrate his propensity to rationalize his spending?

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

3. George has been a wayward son of Mrs. Rouncewell's and has only now reacquainted himself with his brother. What is the new connection between them?

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

5. Dickens brings poverty and wealth together to create intrigue in the story's plot. What is young Jo's involvement in the plot and why is he important?

6. Mr. Turveydrop, the elder, is a most unusual person. What exactly is his mental condition? Is he a healthy person? Is Dickens being facetious?

7. What is Mr. Guppy's interest in revealing the connection between Esther and Lady Dedlock? Why does he persist in getting involved?

8. Discuss the fact that Dickens' culprit turns out to be Mademoiselle Hortense. Why did he not choose a different character?

9. Describe the relationship between the married Dedlocks, Sir Leicester, and Lady Dedlock.

10. Describe Mrs. Jellyby's compassion for humanity. Is she a rational person?

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