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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Crowl comes with what news?
(a) Two men, both covered in mud, are at the door and are asking for Noggs.
(b) Squeers has been attacked.
(c) London is burning.
(d) Nicholas is missing.

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

4. What character enters the scene who is not in the original story of Romeo and Juliet?
(a) Romeo's Little Brother.
(b) Juliet's Little Sister.
(c) Romeo's Little Sister.
(d) Juliet's Little Brother.

5. The action returns to what scene?
(a) In which Romeo and Juliet meet.
(b) In which the Nurse tells Juliet Romeo is gone.
(c) In which Tybalt kills Mercutio.
(d) In which Romeo (played by Nicholas) is told that Juliet is dead, and vows with the help of the Apothecary to die next to her.

6. What does the Crummles Company perform?
(a) The first scene of A Christmas Carol.
(b) The last scene of A Christmas Carol.
(c) The final scene of their version of Romeo and Juliet.
(d) The first scene of their version of Romeo and Juliet.

7. What is odd about this place?
(a) Everyone looks angry.
(b) It looks abandoned.
(c) Here it does not really have a name at all.
(d) It is very quiet.

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

9. What list does Mrs. Squeers goes through?
(a) The lengthy list of troublesome boys at the school.
(b) Her shopping list.
(c) Nicholas' class list.
(d) The list of chores to be done.

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

11. What does Squeers do when leading a spelling lesson?
(a) He purposely gives them words too difficult to spell.
(b) He gives the students too many words.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) He teaches the boys to spell incorrectly.

12. What, again, upsets Fanny soon after she happily embraces Tilda?
(a) Fanny sees Nicholas talking to another girl.
(b) Nicholas leaves.
(c) Tilda starts talking about Nicholas.
(d) Tilda tells her she does not like Nicholas.

13. What does Squeers make this person do?
(a) Take Nicholas to his room.
(b) Take the baggage in.
(c) Do one hundred push-ups.
(d) Scrub the floors.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do Mrs. Nickleby and Kate help Nicholas do, before he leaves for Dothesboys Hall?

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

4. What does this person offer Nicholas?

5. How does Mr. Lillyvick react when Noggs leaves suddenly?

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