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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 has John Chivery admired for most of his life?

2. What reason does Arthur give himself as why he goes to visit Flora?

3. Who gives her approval to the marriage between Henry and Minnie?

4. For how long has Mr. Clennam been in China before he returns home?

5. What is Blandois's real name?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Mr. Merdle's physician say about him at a dinner party in Book 1?

5. What happened to Maggy that makes her character unique in "Little Dorrit"?

6. What is the purpose of the Circumlocution Office?

7. What happens to Amy as her family is preparing to leave the debtors' prison?

8. How is the character of Blandois introduced?

9. What does Arthur ask Meagle to suggest to Daniel after they have all dined together at the Meagles for the first time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fanny is often portrayed as an unkind character even though her marriage to Sparkler, while loveless, gives her father the life he always wanted and felt he deserved. Discuss how Fanny is actually a very kind, considerate character, discuss at least three specifics from the text that support this position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three acts of kindness Arthur does within the first fifteen chapters that show the reader what kind of character he is.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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