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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. How does Miss Wade pay her bills?
(a) She lives off of a trust fund.
(b) Her father is involved in illegal activities.
(c) She has the patent for a new sewing machine.
(d) She doesn't; she is horribly in debt.

2. Where does Mr. Dorrit think he is while at dinner with the Merdles?
(a) America.
(b) He doesn't know.
(c) A dollhouse.
(d) On a train.

3. What secret has Mrs. Clennam been hiding from Arthur for many years?
(a) That she is not his birth mother.
(b) That she is really his sister.
(c) That she is illiterate.
(d) That she is outrageously wealthy but doesn't want to give him a dime.

4. Why is Mr. Dorrit interested in building connected with Sparkler?
(a) He thinks it might help his painting.
(b) He loves him because of his name.
(c) He wants to be in the paper more, and Sparkler works as a reporter.
(d) He might meet Merdle through him.

5. In Chapter XIX, why is Dorrit not greeted by Amy when he arrives home?
(a) She has fallen and broken her ankle quite badly.
(b) He is surprising her on purpose.
(c) He wasn't expected until the next day.
(d) She is mad at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Merdle rumored to become shortly before his death?

2. Which character does Minnie dislike in Venice?

3. After Fanny enters her marriage, who is Amy stuck with spending most of her time with?

4. What does Lion do in Henry's studio?

5. Where is the Dorrit family vacationing when Book 2 opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Dorrit recognize in his final days?

2. What does Franny's marriage allow Dorrit entrance to?

3. How does Arthur respond to Pancks announcement that he has invested some money in Mr. Merdle's company?

4. What does Mrs. Clennam request of Little Dorrit when she goes to find her at the debtors' prison?

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

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

7. What does Rigaud threaten will happen to Mrs. Clennam by the time the debtors' prison doors are closed if she does not pay his ransom demands?

8. What does Merdle do during his visit with Fanny and Sparkler shortly before he dies?

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

10. What does Minnie assume has happened to her dog?

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