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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 person does Amy agree to allow Arthur to set free (through paying off his debts)?
(a) Her father.
(b) Tip.
(c) Frederick.
(d) Herself.

2. How do Henry and Minnie depart from their wedding?
(a) By limo.
(b) By horseback.
(c) By carriage.
(d) By train.

3. What reason does Arthur give himself as why he goes to visit Flora?
(a) It will look good in the papers.
(b) It will make his mother happy.
(c) It will help him clear his mind.
(d) It is for the good of the Dorrit family.

4. What will happen to Henry's debts as a result of his marriage to Minnie?
(a) They will disappear because of laws during the time.
(b) They will be paid.
(c) They will be condemned to poverty until he can pay the loans back.
(d) He must repay them before the marriage can take place.

5. How old was Maggy when she first got sick?
(a) 30.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What piece of jewelry of Franny's does Amy comment on during a visit?

2. How old is Maggy when the reader first meets her?

3. What does Arthur think of Henry upon their first meeting?

4. What does Cavalletto do as soon as Rigaud falls asleep when they first meet?

5. Who tells Little Dorrit about her family's newly found vast fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arthur ask Meagle to suggest to Daniel after they have all dined together at the Meagles for the first time?

2. What is Arthur astounded to learn over dinner with the Gowans?

3. How does Little Dorrit respond to Pancks's continual inquiries about her?

4. What does Arthur realize when visiting with his old girlfriend, Flora, for the first time since his return to China?

5. What does Pet confide in Arthur during a private conversation between the two of them?

6. Why does Amy refuse Arthur's offer to pay off her father's debts?

7. What allows Arthur to get away once Flora starts talking about rekindling their relationship?

8. What happens to Amy as her family is preparing to leave the debtors' prison?

9. What reaction does Amy have to her father's reaction to seeing her walking with Nandy?

10. Why does Arthur not want to join the family business?

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