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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 kind of marriage did Mrs. Clennam have with her husband before he died?
(a) Happy.
(b) Disastrous.
(c) Magical.
(d) None; their marriage was actually a sham.

2. How does Arthur feel when his visitors leave?
(a) He could care less one way or the other.
(b) Very sad.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Optimistic about what the future might bring.

3. How do Fanny and Mrs. Merdle react to each other when they see each other abroad?
(a) They pretend to be best friends.
(b) They spit on each other.
(c) They decide the past is best forgotten.
(d) They get into an instant fight.

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

5. What does Rigaud go to the Clennam house to collect while Arthur is in debtors' prison?
(a) His blackmail money.
(b) Arthur's things; he wants to bring them to him in jail.
(c) He baseball card collection.
(d) The rent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Wade pay her bills?

2. Where are the Meagles going to go see their daughter?

3. Now that they are very wealthy, what does the Dorrit family decide about Arthur.

4. What item does Miss Wade give Arthur that she claims will explain why she hates Blandois and Minnie?

5. What do the Meagles request of Arthur while they are away visiting their daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. General's character like?

2. Why does Henry insist on his friendship and connection with Blandois?

3. Who does Dorrit recognize in his final days?

4. Why does the Dorrit family grant Amy permission to renew her friendship with Mrs. Gowan?

5. What are the first signs that something is wrong with Mr. Dorrit?

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

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

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

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

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

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