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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. What relationship of Amy's particularly suffers once her family becomes wealthy?

2. Who is Mrs. General?

3. What does Panck request of Casby once while Arthur is visiting?

4. Who does William tell Amy society demands must be the next one to marry?

5. Who does Cavalletto recognize Blandois as when Arthur shows him the police bill with his picture on it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Little Dorrit reflect on as her family begins to travel throughout Europe once they become wealthy?

2. Why does the Dorrit family grant Amy permission to renew her friendship with Mrs. Gowan?

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

4. What does Little Dorrit do for Arthur while he is in debtors' prison?

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

6. What is the story behind Arthur's birth?

7. What are the first signs that something is wrong with Mr. Dorrit?

8. What dynamic does Fanny's relationship with Sparkler create with Mrs. Merdle?

9. Who does Dorrit recognize in his final days?

10. What does Pancks tell Arthur about Casby and Wade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss three acts of Blandois/Rigaud in Book 2 and what each contributes to the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why the Dorrit family's residence in the debtors' prison is (or is not) actually beneficial to them as a family unit.

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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