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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 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.

2. Who does Arthur think he sees in a dream while in debtors' prison?
(a) His mother.
(b) Mr. Dorrit acting as the jail keeper.
(c) Little Dorrit.
(d) His father.

3. Who filed the original complaint about Mr. Blandois going missing?
(a) Mrs. Merdle.
(b) Mrs. Clennam.
(c) Mrs. Maggy.
(d) Mrs. Blandois.

4. Why does Pancks have more difficulty than normal in collecting rents?
(a) Because the country is going through a recession and no one has any funds.
(b) Because people know that Merdle does not really need the money.
(c) Because people have learned they can take advantage of him.
(d) Because no one respects him anymore.

5. What kind of job calls Daniel Doyce away to another country?
(a) A sailing job.
(b) A political job.
(c) An ambassador job.
(d) An engineering job.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Wade pay her bills?

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

3. How does Arthur feel when his visitors leave?

4. Where are Miss Wade, Tattycoram, and Flora all living when Arthur goes to see Tattycoram?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is the story behind Arthur's birth?

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

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

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

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

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