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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What has happened within two weeks of the trip?
(a) Smike is depressed.
(b) Smike has become healthier.
(c) Smike has died.
(d) Smike becomes too ill to move.

3. Nicholas paid a call on the Kenwigs,' who have had another baby which Mr. Kenwigs has called what?
(a) Vick.
(b) Lillyrose.
(c) Lillyvick.
(d) Lilly.

4. What does Nicholas do as Mrs. Grudden sings a sentimental song?
(a) He cries.
(b) He joins her in the song.
(c) He sits silently.
(d) He makes his farewells and leaves with Smike.

5. How does Nicholas react when he hears the men saying less than polite comments about Kate?
(a) He become irritated.
(b) He becomes angry.
(c) He punches one of them in the face.
(d) He calls the police.

6. What does the company recount?
(a) How the play has changed from the original.
(b) Who forgot what lines.
(c) The performances of the actors.
(d) The action that took place in the previous play.

7. In his attic room, what does Squeers consider to himself?
(a) The horrible things he has done.
(b) The poor choices he has made.
(c) The decisions he has made.
(d) The manipulations of Ralph Nickleby that brought him there.

8. What do Kate and Nicholas tell each other, now that they are not marrying their loved ones?
(a) They will never marry.
(b) They will be lonely.
(c) They will find others to marry.
(d) They will be each other's companions.

9. The next day, we see whose offices?
(a) Both the Cheerbyles' and Kate's.
(b) Both Nicholas' and Ralph's.
(c) Both Ralph's and the Cheerbyles'.
(d) Both Ralph's and Hawk's.

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

11. Just as everybody returns to go in to dinner, Noggs arrives in a new suit, confessing what?
(a) That he is leaving London.
(b) That he has been helping Ralph.
(c) That he is getting married.
(d) That he has been helping the police.

12. With whom does Nicholas meet at the tavern?
(a) Tilda and Fanny.
(b) Fanny and John.
(c) John and Tilda.
(d) Kate and Mrs. Nickleby.

13. Back in Portsmouth, the Crummles Company has gathered for what?
(a) A performance.
(b) A party.
(c) A meeting.
(d) A meal.

14. What does Smike ask Nicholas, when he has gone with them to their home in the country?
(a) To be buried in the family cemetery.
(b) To be left alone.
(c) To be buried as close as possible to the tree.
(d) To be taken home.

15. In Hawk's apartments, Pluck and Pyke inform him of what?
(a) Nicholas' determination to kill Ralph.
(b) Rumors of the encounter at the coffee house are all over London.
(c) Rumors that Nicholas is hunting for Hawk.
(d) Nicholas is marrying Madeline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Grudden give Nicholas?

2. How is London described?

3. What does Nicholas vow to stop at whatever the cost?

4. What has been causing Ralph to lose sleep?

5. For what does Gride get ready?

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