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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Melodramatic and overwrought, what does Mr. Mantalini do?
(a) He pulls out a gun with which to shoot the two.
(b) He gets a pair of scissors and threatens to kill himself.
(c) He gets a pair of scissors and threatens these two.
(d) He gets a pair of scissors and acts like he is going to kill his wife.

2. Nicholas returns despondently to Noggs' rooms. What does Noggs have for him?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Good news.
(c) A letter.
(d) Bad news.

3. What do the boys do when they see this scene?
(a) They run away.
(b) They stand in shocked silence.
(c) They gather around and cheer on Mr. Squeers.
(d) They gather around and cheer Nicholas on.

4. Noggs also appears and secretly gives Nicholas what?
(a) A box.
(b) A letter.
(c) A book.
(d) A drawing.

5. Who does Squeers summon?
(a) Noggs.
(b) Nicholas.
(c) Smike.
(d) Bonney.

6. As Kate poses for Miss LaCreevy, what do they discuss?
(a) How happy she is for Nicholas.
(b) Ralph and how uneasy Kate feels around him.
(c) The women in town.
(d) How much she adores her uncle.

7. What does the owner of the shop promise Kate?
(a) A good salary.
(b) An easy job.
(c) A long work day.
(d) A place to sleep.

8. Where do Nicholas, Squeers and the Boys arrive?
(a) In London.
(b) In a small village.
(c) At Dotheboys Hall.
(d) At a tavern.

9. 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) Ask about auditions for his plays.
(c) Begin to ignore him.
(d) Want his autograph.

10. How is Kate welcomed by the women in the workroom?
(a) Warmly.
(b) Coldly.
(c) With silence.
(d) Unkindly.

11. Nicholas arrives at the tavern where Squeers is depriving the boys in his charge of what?
(a) Clothing.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Entertainment.
(d) Their breakfast.

12. With what bad news does Noggs interrupt Nicholas?
(a) Fanny wants to marry him.
(b) Ralph has returned early, has seen the letter from Fanny, and has gone straight to Mrs. Nickleby's.
(c) Kate has lost her job.
(d) Ralph has left town.

13. What does Smike tell Nicholas that he cannot remember?
(a) His parents.
(b) When he first went to Dotheboys Hall.
(c) His life before Nicholas entered into it.
(d) Two days together when he has not been afraid.

14. When Madame Mantalini and Miss Knag arrive, what announcement is made?
(a) Miss Knag has purchased the company.
(b) Miss Knag is quitting.
(c) Madame Mantalini is buying back her shop.
(d) Kate will be purchasing the shop.

15. What does Nicholas do to Squeers?
(a) He pushes him out of the way.
(b) He grabs him and beats him with the whipping stick.
(c) He ignores him.
(d) He yells at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to writing the new play, what is Nicholas to do?

2. Why does Nicholas defend his employer to Fanny, Tilda and John?

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

4. Describe Fanny and Tilda.

5. What other news does Friar Lawrence bring?

(see the answer keys)

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