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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Esther learns that Mr. Woodcourt ___________.

2. The outcome of Jarndyce v. Jarndyce is ___________.

3. George refuses to get a lawyer and wants to defend himself because ___________.

4. We learn that Jo was removed from Esther's care by ___________.

5. George is thought to have ___________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The gap between the rich and poor seems extremely wide in Bleak House. Write an essay, using the story and its characters, that compares and contrasts the poorest with the wealthiest. Also, try to determine where Dickens' sympathy lay when he wrote Bleak House.

Essay Topic 2

At one point in Bleak House, Richard Carstone intends to be an MRCS, or "Member of the Royal College of Surgeons." Research this institution and determine whether it still exists and its current status.

Essay Topic 3

Dickens describes Tulkinghorn's funeral as having many empty carriages for absent mourners. Research this practice and write an essay on its origins, its meaning, and its demise.

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