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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Pancks often stop by to see in the Bleeding Hearts Yard?

2. Where does Flora live?

3. What does Arthur see happening in town after he leaves Pancks for the first time?

4. What is Pet's real name?

5. What does Amy say when Arthur asks if he can all her "Little Dorrit"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amy respond to John Chivery's conversation about wanting to spend his life with her?

2. How is the character of Blandois introduced?

3. What is Mrs. Flintwinch's dream about in Chapter XV (Book 1)?

4. What does Arthur decide to do when he sees a man being taken to the hospital after walking with Pancks for the first time?

5. What is the purpose of the Circumlocution Office?

6. Why does Amy refuse Arthur's offer to pay off her father's debts?

7. What reaction does Amy have to her father's reaction to seeing her walking with Nandy?

8. What happens to Tattycoram when she leaves the Meagles's house?

9. How did John Edward Nandy come to know William Dorrit?

10. How does Arthur feel about finding out about the Dorrit family fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Dorrit's death and any commentary Dickens may be making about wealth and family through the way this particular character dies. If appropriate, address Dorrit's brother's death immediately afterward as well.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze three separate scenes where Marshalsea is used as a setting and discuss the symbolism of the debtors' prison in each scene in particular as well as the symbolism of the prison in the novel as a whole.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role that the Circumlocution Office plays in "Little Dorrit" and what social commentary Dickens is making by including this office in the novel.

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