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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what is this man distracted?
(a) His fear of the world.
(b) A letter from Fanny.
(c) A delegation from his political district.
(d) A theater performance.

2. In a roadside tavern, Nicholas and Smike learn with dismay that not only is it still twelve miles to Portsmouth, but what?
(a) There are no carriages headed that way.
(b) There is no room for them to stay in Portsmouth.
(c) They have no more money.
(d) The Landlord has neither food nor shelter he can give them.

3. At the close of the first performance of Nicholas' new play, who visits him?
(a) John.
(b) Mr. Lillyvick.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Smike.

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

5. As she finishes writing her letter, who appears, looking for his son?
(a) A man named Brooker.
(b) Squeers.
(c) Mr. Nickleby.
(d) Smike.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Back in London, Newman Noggs arrives at Miss LaCreevy's to take Mrs. Nickleby and Kate where?

3. When Mrs. Nickleby asks Kate whether she has anything to say to her uncle, what does Kate say?

4. What does Kate ask Ralph?

5. What does Nicholas do to Squeers?

Short Essay Questions

1. To where do Nicholas and Smike head?

2. What happens to Smike? How does Nicholas help him?

3. As Nicholas continues to teach Smike his lines about the need for money overruling conscience, what is Ralph doing?

4. How else has the story of Romeo and Juliet changed?

5. About what does Charles Cheeryble confront Nicholas and Kate?

6. How does Mrs. Nickleby help Verisopht, Hawk, Pluck, and Pyke?

7. What does Ralph think about Kate?

8. Why does Ralph come calling on Kate and her mother?

9. What does Miss Knag do for Kate?

10. Why does a fight occur? What does Nicholas do about this?

(see the answer keys)

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