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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is London described?
(a) Busy, crowded, and full of contrasts.
(b) Scary, dangerous, and daunting.
(c) Dirty, sad, and lonely.
(d) Pleasant, friendly, and exciting.

2. Who does Nicholas see as Mr. Charles introduces him to their clerk, Tim?
(a) His father.
(b) A beautiful woman.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

3. Gride takes out the deed he mentioned to Ralph, looks it over once more, puts it back in the trunk and leaves. Of what is he unaware?
(a) Madeline knows about the deed.
(b) The deed is fake.
(c) Kate has been watching him.
(d) Peg has been watching him.

4. How does Hawk respond when Kate tells him how intensely she dislikes him?
(a) He apologizes for being so horrible.
(b) He will leave her alone.
(c) He walks away.
(d) He tells her it does not matter.

5. What happens when Squeers mentions Smike to Ralph?
(a) Ralph becomes more interested and gets details of where Squeers is staying.
(b) Ralph wants Smike dead.
(c) Ralph becomes upset.
(d) Ralph does not want to hear about Smike.

6. How does Squeers feel about Snawley?
(a) Sad.
(b) Upset.
(c) Angry.
(d) Nervous.

7. About what does Charles Cheeryble confront Nicholas and Kate?
(a) Their decision to leave London.
(b) Their fear of Ralph.
(c) Their love for Frank and Madeline.
(d) Their rejection of Frank and Madeline.

8. Describe Bray.
(a) He is touchy and in a wheelchair.
(b) He is a robust young man.
(c) He is a handsome, sweet man.
(d) He is a kind, old gentleman.

9. Once again Nicholas looks for work, and once again what happens?
(a) He finds a horrible job.
(b) He cannot find any.
(c) An opportunity as good as falls in his lap.
(d) He has no luck.

10. Why does one of the senior actors, Folair, take Nicholas aside?
(a) To thank Nicholas for a job well done.
(b) To complain about Nicholas' play.
(c) To give Nicholas a gift.
(d) To express his curiosity about his and Smike's true origins and names.

11. After Madeline takes her father out and then returns, what does she urge Nicholas to do?
(a) Stop the wedding.
(b) Visit her again soon.
(c) Find Gride.
(d) Not visit her anymore.

12. Where are Nicholas and Kate headed?
(a) London.
(b) Portsmouth.
(c) Devonshire.
(d) Dotheboys.

13. Mrs. Nickleby and Miss LaCreevy appear with luggage. To where are Kate and Mrs. Nickleby in the process of moving?
(a) To their home in the country.
(b) To a flat in London.
(c) Back to Miss LaCreevy's.
(d) To a new home.

14. Back in London, for what does the social climbing Mrs. Wititterly ask Kate?
(a) How much money she has as a dowry.
(b) Information about Hawk and Verisopht.
(c) Information about Ralph.
(d) Who she is marrying.

15. What has been causing Ralph to lose sleep?
(a) Noises in his home.
(b) A mysterious feeling.
(c) He is not feeling well.
(d) Stress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nicholas paid a call on the Kenwigs,' who have had another baby which Mr. Kenwigs has called what?

2. What does Nicholas speak, regarding Ralph?

3. In Ralph's office, Ralph speaks to himself of what?

4. Why do Sir Mulberry Hawk and Lord Frederick Verisopht wake up groggily?

5. What does Squeers tell Ralph he will do if the police ask him what happened?

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