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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What request of Arthur does Pet make?
(a) That he lend her money so she can put a down payment on a house.
(b) That he marry her instead.
(c) That he look after her father when she leaves.
(d) That he lend her money so she can elope.

2. Which two characters end up living together?
(a) Amy and Affery.
(b) Arthur and Cavalletto.
(c) Daniel and Cavalletto.
(d) Daniel and Arthur.

3. Who does Mr. Pancks begin to employ?
(a) Amy.
(b) John Chivery.
(c) Arthur Glass.
(d) Daniel Deronda.

4. Who asks Arthur about hiring Little Dorrit?
(a) Flora.
(b) Mr. Merdle.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Mrs. Merdle.

5. Who is Henry a beneficiary of?
(a) A government lottery.
(b) The Dorrit family.
(c) The Barnacle family.
(d) The Clennam family.

6. Who has John Chivery admired for most of his life?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Franny.
(c) Amy Dorrit.
(d) Pet.

7. What kinds of messages do the letters bring that Maggy gives Arthur on the Iron Bridge?
(a) Secret messages.
(b) Requests for money.
(c) Sad news about a death in the family.
(d) Congraulations.

8. Who does Daniel confess to Arthur that he doesn't like?
(a) Cavalletto.
(b) Amy.
(c) Gowan.
(d) Franklin.

9. Which family has long been involved in the administration of the Circumlocution Office?
(a) The Frederick family.
(b) The Dorrit family.
(c) The Clennam family.
(d) The Barnacle family.

10. Who tells Little Dorrit about her family's newly found vast fortune?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Mrs. Meagle.
(c) Mrs. Gowan.
(d) Pancks.

11. Who does Pancks often stop by to see in the Bleeding Hearts Yard?
(a) Mr. Merdle.
(b) Cavalletto.
(c) Arthur.
(d) Mrs. Merdle.

12. How does Mrs. Clennam feel about her husband?
(a) She is afraid of him.
(b) She could care less about him.
(c) She bosses him around.
(d) She loves him more than anyone else on Earth.

13. Where do the Meagles live?
(a) Shippencam.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Twickenham.

14. Where do the Barnacles stay when they come for Henry and Minnie's wedding?
(a) The debtors' prison.
(b) This is a trick question; the novel doesn't say.
(c) Arhtur's home.
(d) The Meagles residence.

15. What does Cavalletto do as soon as Rigaud falls asleep when they first meet?
(a) Rob him.
(b) Run away.
(c) Tie him up.
(d) Report him to the police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the relationship between William and Frederick?

2. Where does Cavalletto end up living when he first comes to town?

3. What is Mr. Merdle's apparent financial situation?

4. What profession is Henry going to attempt after his marriage?

5. Where does Arthur meet Mr. Pancks for the first time?

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