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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Act 1, Scenes 15-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Mr. and Mrs. Kenwigs do when Noggs arrives?
(a) They glare at him.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They embrace him.
(d) They introduce him to their family.

2. This is the first of several scenes detailing what?
(a) Kate's unpleasant life.
(b) The unpleasant life at Dotheboys Hall.
(c) Mrs. Nickleby's new career.
(d) Nicholas' enjoyment of his time at Dotheboys Hall.

3. Why do Sir Mulberry Hawk and Lord Frederick Verisopht wake up groggily?
(a) They have been travelling a great deal.
(b) They are woken up early in the morning.
(c) They are ill.
(d) After a night of too much revelry.

4. As soon as the members of the company discover that Nicholas is a playwright, what do they do?
(a) Start asking him which parts they will be play in the new play.
(b) Want his autograph.
(c) Ask about auditions for his plays.
(d) Begin to ignore him.

5. Who interrupts the argument between Ralph and Hawk?
(a) Nicholas.
(b) Verisopht.
(c) John.
(d) Smike.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Lenville, another senior actor, concerned?

2. The Crummles Company (with Miss Snevellecci as Juliet) enters, circles Kate, and performs what scene?

3. These two go through the Mantalinis' things and reveal what?

4. What does Ralph do to the two people who have been dealing with the Mantalinis?

5. As Kate arrives what are the owners of the shop doing?

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