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

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

3. How does Ralph react when Kate begins to cry out of gratitude and relief?
(a) He begins to care about her.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He comforts her.
(d) He tells her roughly to stop.

4. At a tavern in the lower class end of London, what is Wackford Squeers, the headmaster of Dotheboys Hall, doing?
(a) Picking up students for his school.
(b) Teaching a spelling lesson.
(c) Shopping for school supplies.
(d) Abusing two boys in his charge.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Nicholas arrives at the tavern where Squeers is depriving the boys in his charge of what?

2. Who does Squeers summon?

3. As he arrives at his office, what does Ralph's clerk give him?

4. Who is the older Nickleby son?

5. Noggs also appears and secretly gives Nicholas what?

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