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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 is Frederick?

2. Who is Henry a beneficiary of?

3. Who has John Chivery admired for most of his life?

4. Which character refuses to return to the Meagles household?

5. How old was Maggy when she first got sick?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Franny's first relationship with Mrs. Merdle like?

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

4. What is Arthur astounded to learn over dinner with the Gowans?

5. What is the purpose of the Circumlocution Office?

6. Why does Little Dorrit's father live in the debtors' prison?

7. What does Arthur realize about Pet and Henry when he first meets them during dinner at the Meagles's?

8. How is the character of Blandois introduced?

9. Why does Arthur not want to join the family business?

10. What reason does Pancks give Arthur for asking about information on the Dorrit family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the character of Mr. Dorrit before and after he receives his inheritance.

Essay Topic 2

Why does it take Arthur and Amy so long to realize they are in love with each other and then marry? Cite at least three reasons, using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the way the Dorrit family behaves and interacts during the breakfast scene in Chapter V (Book 2) and what this scene shows the reader about at least three characters present in the scene.

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