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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Squeers encourage Peg into handing over the deed?
(a) He blackmails her.
(b) He seduces her.
(c) He threatens her.
(d) He bribes her.

3. How does Ralph believe they can take revenge on Nicholas?
(a) By stealing his inheritance.
(b) By finding the person who took the deed, taking the deed from her, and destroying it.
(c) By marrying Kate.
(d) By catching him and having him put in jail.

4. What does Mrs. Grudden give Nicholas?
(a) A letter that she had forgotten to give him before.
(b) A cake.
(c) A present.
(d) A picture she had drawn of him.

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

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

7. 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.

8. Into what do Ralph and Gride manipulate Bray?
(a) Agreeing to the marriage of Ralph and Madeline.
(b) Agreeing to the marriage of Madeline and Nicholas.
(c) Agreeing to the marriage of Gride and Kate.
(d) Agreeing to the marriage of Madeline and Gride.

9. What is learned about the Cheerybles?
(a) They do not like Nicholas.
(b) They are protecting Ralph.
(c) They sent Ralph the letter he received in Scene 5.
(d) They are not kind.

10. Why do Kate and Mrs. Nickleby visit an invalid named Mrs. Wititterly?
(a) To care for her.
(b) To bring her food.
(c) Mrs. Wititterly has advertised for a companion.
(d) To see if she needs anything.

11. What does Nicholas vow?
(a) To marry Madeline.
(b) To kill Ralph.
(c) To find his father.
(d) To write to Ralph and sever their relationship completely.

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

13. 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) Peg has been watching him.
(b) Madeline knows about the deed.
(c) Kate has been watching him.
(d) The deed is fake.

14. Why does Mr. Charles chide Nicholas and Kate?
(a) For not loving Frank and Madeline.
(b) For not trusting him.
(c) For suggesting that they themselves would become corrupted if they came in contact with riches.
(d) For fearing Ralph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Nicholas not pursue this person?

2. Gride then asks Noggs to stay for a drink and proposes what?

3. Back in Portsmouth, the Crummles Company has gathered for what?

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

5. What does Nicholas speak, regarding Ralph?

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