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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Act 2, Scenes 8-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While out on a walk through the school's gardens, Nicholas meets Fanny and Tilda who do what?
(a) Get him into trouble with Mr. Squeers.
(b) Stage a little scene which ends with Fanny fainting into Nicholas' arms.
(c) Ignore him.
(d) Giggle and flirt with him.

2. As Mrs. Nickleby appears, Ralph announces that he has found a position for Kate working for whom?
(a) A milliner and dressmaker.
(b) A carpenter.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A weaver.

3. At the moment Kate left Ralph's, Ralph saw a resemblance to whom, in Kate's face?
(a) His dead younger brother, Kate's father.
(b) His father.
(c) A kind woman.
(d) Her mother.

4. Why can Nicholas not pursue this person?
(a) They leave too quickly.
(b) He is surprised to see this person.
(c) Mr. Charles is introducing him to Mr. Ned.
(d) He is embarrassed.

5. Why does Nicholas slip away after the wedding?
(a) He is anxious to learn the role of Romeo.
(b) He received a letter.
(c) He is not happy about the wedding.
(d) He is not feeling well.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what bad news does Noggs interrupt Nicholas?

2. What is revealed about Paris?

3. Kate is alone when who arrives to repossess the Mantalinis' belongings?

4. How do Kate and Mrs. Nickleby react when Ralph confronts them with the information contained in Fanny's letter?

5. When Mrs. Nickleby asks Kate whether she has anything to say to her uncle, what does Kate say?

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