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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. Where are the Meagles going to go see their daughter?
(a) In Italy.
(b) In England.
(c) In France.
(d) In Paris.

2. How does Little Dorrit feel about her travels in comparison with the rest of her family?
(a) She enjoys it even more.
(b) She enjoys it about the same.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) She does not enjoy it as much.

3. What does Arthur's mother say about the same stranger he saw earlier with Miss Wade?
(a) That it is just her new doctor visiting.
(b) That it is her new boyfriend.
(c) That it is the son she never told Arthur about.
(d) That it is just business.

4. With whose penknife does Merdle kill himself?
(a) The Blandois'.
(b) The Sparklers'.
(c) The Cavallettos'.
(d) The Merdles'.

5. Who dies in the explosion of Mrs. Clennam's house?
(a) Rigaud.
(b) No one, luckily.
(c) Mrs. Clennam.
(d) Arthur.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter XIX, why is Dorrit not greeted by Amy when he arrives home?

2. Who tells Arthur that Minnie has a son?

3. Where does Mr. Dorrit think he is while at dinner with the Merdles?

4. Why does Pancks have more difficulty than normal in collecting rents?

5. How do Fanny and Mrs. Merdle react to each other when they see each other abroad?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does John Baptist Cavalletto tell Pancks and the Plornish family about why he is acting funny?

2. How does William Dorrit feel about his situation once he settles in Venice?

3. Why is Dorrit so mortified to be seen with John Chivery?

4. How does Amy feel about her life once her sister marries?

5. How does Merdle die?

6. What does Little Dorrit do for Arthur while he is in debtors' prison?

7. How do the guests at the Merdle farewell dinner react to Mr. Dorrit's strange behavior?

8. Why does Miss Wade take Tattycoram in?

9. How does Dorrit feel about his new position of power in London society?

10. What dynamic does Fanny's relationship with Sparkler create with Mrs. Merdle?

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