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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. How does Amy feel about the way Franny came about her piece of jewelry from Mrs. Merdle?

2. What does Mr. Pancks do for a living?

3. What does Fanny get mad at Amy for doing with Nandy?

4. How do Henry and Minnie depart from their wedding?

5. Where does Arthur first arrange to meet Amy?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What role does Amy play in her family?

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

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

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

7. What does Pet confide in Arthur during a private conversation between the two of them?

8. How is the character of Blandois introduced?

9. How does Amy respond to Arthur's paying off of Tip's debts?

10. How does Little Dorrit respond to Pancks's continual inquiries about her?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Present an argument that Little Dorrit or Arthur is not as good of a character as the reader may initially come to believe.

Essay Topic 3

Select three examples of foreshadowing and discuss how Dickens uses them to foreshadow what happens later in the text.

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