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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. The marriage between young Rouncewell and Rosa is nixed because ___________.
(a) They are too uneducated.
(b) Rosa is too wild.
(c) They need to find better careers.
(d) They are from unequal social classes.

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

3. Mrs. Snagsby, as well as the reader, is unclear at this time about ___________.
(a) Mrs. Dedlock's integrity.
(b) The real identity of the servant woman.
(c) The real identity of Nemo.
(d) Richard's stability.

4. The Smallweed home holds ___________.
(a) No humor whatsoever.
(b) A boisterous bunch of children.
(c) Merriment.
(d) Loud parties and dinners.

5. Discouraged by the law, Richard decides to ___________.
(a) Join the military.
(b) Live in quiet desperation.
(c) Become an artist.
(d)

Short Answer Questions

1. Young Ada tells Esther she wants to marry ___________.

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

3. Miss Flite's primary interest is in ___________.

4. Young Jo is being held by police because ___________.

5. Mr. Guppy suggests to Lady Dedlock that ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What seems to be the underlying reason for the officer's suspicions about Jo? Can Jo be compared to our homeless population toady?

2. What is the relationship between Esther Summerson and Miss Barbary?

3. The story has turned into a whodunit. Why is lady Dedlock suspected of murdering Mr. Tulkinghorn?

4. Who is Mr. Vholes in this story? What is his role in Richard's life?

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

6. Why do you think Judy Smallweed is so cruel to her maid?

7. Discuss Mr. Gridley's role in the story, Bleak House. What is his relationship to Miss Flite?

8. Is Mr. Guppy appropriately named? Why, or why not?

9. What foreshadows a relationship between Woodcourt and Esther in this chapter?

10. What makes Lady Dedlock's past such a dreaded secret? Why do they go to such lengths to hide it and why is it threatening to have it revealed by Tulkinghorn?

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