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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Act 1, Scenes 10-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Miss LaCreevy?
(a) A crazy woman who wanders the streets.
(b) A painter of miniature portraits.
(c) A school mistress.
(d) The Nicklebys' aunt.

2. When Squeers, Mrs. Squeers and Smike are gone, what does Nicholas do?
(a) He goes to his room.
(b) He cries for Kate.
(c) Reads the letter from Noggs.
(d) He sits on a bench and ponders his new life.

3. What does Noggs show Kate and Mrs. Nickleby?
(a) His home.
(b) Their new shop.
(c) A picture of Mr. Nickleby.
(d) Their depressing new home.

4. When Mrs. Nickleby asks Kate whether she has anything to say to her uncle, what does Kate say?
(a) She angrily storms out of the room.
(b) She has nothing to say.
(c) She quietly thanks him.
(d) She does, but insists upon saying it in private.

5. Where does this play take place?
(a) London.
(b) New York City.
(c) Paris.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Squeers and Mrs. Squeers discuss Nicholas, what happens to Fanny?

2. What list does Mrs. Squeers goes through?

3. Where do Nicholas, Squeers and the Boys arrive?

4. What does Nicholas do when he discovers Smike alone?

5. Who does, Member of Parliament, Sir Matthew Pupker face in the tavern?

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