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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. Whose body is never found from the explosion at Mrs. Clennam's house?
(a) No one's -- everyone seems to have escaped alive.
(b) Arthur's.
(c) Flintwinch's.
(d) Mrs. Clennam's.

2. Who is acting as a model when Minnie visits Henry's studio?
(a) Amy and Arthur.
(b) Blandois.
(c) Fanny and Amy.
(d) Mrs. General.

3. 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) She is mad at him.
(d) He wasn't expected until the next day.

4. After Fanny enters her marriage, who is Amy stuck with spending most of her time with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her pet parrot.
(c) Mrs. General.
(d) Herself alone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Arthur think he sees in a dream while in debtors' prison?

2. What secret has Mrs. Clennam been hiding from Arthur for many years?

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

4. What kind of marriage did Mrs. Clennam have with her husband before he died?

5. How does Miss Wade pay her bills?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Little Dorrit report to Arthur about Minnie's marriage?

3. What kind of background is revealed about Miss Wade through the papers she gives Arthur?

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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