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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. What des Mrs. Snagsby suspect about Jo?
(a) That Jo is a snitch.
(b) That he is working undercover.
(c) That Jo and her husband are partners in crime.
(d) That he is Mr. Snagsby's son.

2. Morbury Dedlock's wife will haunt the Dedlock house ___________.
(a) Until Mrs. Rouncewell's sons return.
(b) Until the Dedlock family leaves the house.
(c) Until Watt and Rosa marry.
(d) Until the family becomes humble.

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

4. Richard moves into a new apartment near ___________.
(a) Lincolnshire.
(b) Mr. Kenge's.
(c) Queen Square.
(d) Bleak House.

5. What is the only thing the Jarndyce suit hasn't ruined, according to Gridley?
(a) His relationship with Miss Flite.
(b) His general health.
(c) Jo's good humor.
(d) The family feeling at Tom's All-alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Although Mr. George has a sample of handwriting sought by Smallweed, ___________.

3. Richard has now decided to pursue ___________.

4. Mr. Skimpole's landlord has taken away Skimpole's ___________.

5. Tulkinghorn wants to find out ___________.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Guppy so easily agree that his marriage proposal to Esther is now moot?

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

3. Discuss Krook's strange death. What is spontaneous combustion?

4. Charity and philanthropy seem to be addressed frequently in the story. Mrs. Pardiggle and Mrs. Jellyby have something in common in their efforts to help others. What is it?

5. Why has Chesney Wold become quiet and dismal? How is it different now from before?

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

7. What is discovered at Krook's that may change the course of the Jarndyce suit, and how does it affect the main characters?

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

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

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

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