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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Young Jo is being held by police because ___________.
2. Lady Dedlock has assumed for years that her daughter had ___________.
3. What is Mr. Turveydrop's response to his son's impending wedding ___________.
4. It becomes obvious to Jo that Lady Dedlock ___________.
5. Miss Flite resides at ___________.
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. How likely is it that Mr. Jarndyce would simply bow out and suggest Esther marry Woodcourt? Is this just common courtesy or this time in England?
3. Discuss Krook's strange death. What is spontaneous combustion?
4. What foreshadows a relationship between Woodcourt and Esther in this chapter?
5. What is the reader's impression of detective Bucket? How does Dickens accomplish his portrayal of Bucket?
6. Discuss the ending of the story. What is Dickens' intention when he allows Esther to live on happily after all that has taken place?
7. 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?
8. With all of his physical and mental deficiencies, why would Grandfather Smallweed make the trip to George's shooting gallery?
9. What purpose does it serve having Lady Dedlock take a shine to the lovely new maid, Rosa?
10. What is the purpose of the Ghost Walk?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a researched essay about hair powder. The Dedlocks' servants were described as using powder. What was the origin of this practice? From what was it made? What was the societal implication of wearing hair powder? Discuss the taxes levied on hair powder, and the course of its popularity.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 22 of Bleak House, Mr. Bucket makes reference to the "fever houses" in London. Research the epidemics of typhus and smallpox that swept through England in the 1800s. What was the statistical impact, how were the diseases treated, and how were they brought under control?
Essay Topic 3
The story of Bleak House includes mistreated, abandoned, ill, homeless, and neglected children. In an essay, address each of these instances. Are they all associated with poverty? What is the point of making unfortunate children such a prominent part of this story?
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