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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Miss LaCreevy?

2. Who interrupts the argument between Ralph and Hawk?

3. Nicholas arrives at the tavern where Squeers is depriving the boys in his charge of what?

4. In addition to writing the new play, what is Nicholas to do?

5. To what does Ralph invite Kate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Fanny become interested in Nicholas? Why does she become interested?

2. At the theatre in Portsmouth, the Crummles Company has just finished another successful performance. Who enters to speak with Nicholas? Why?

3. What takes place at a public meeting in a tavern?

4. What does Squeers do to help Ralph?

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

6. In a roadside tavern, what do Nicholas and Smike learn?

7. For whom does Kate now work?

8. What is Ralph doing at his home?

9. How is London described?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Parallel scenes from other stories are used in this story.

Part 1) What other stories are found in this story? What is the purpose of this?

Part 2) How do these stories enhance Dickens' story?

Part 3) How does the way these stories are used reflect the time in which Dickens' story takes place?

Essay Topic 2

The story has a central theme.

Part 1) What is this theme? How is this revealed in the story?

Part 2) Why does Dickens choose this as a theme?

Part 3) How does this theme touch the lives of all the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Foreshadowing is important in this story.

Part 1) Give two examples of foreshadowing. What do these examples foreshadow?

Part 2) What is the purpose of this foreshadowing?

Part 3) How does it set the mood of the story and enhance the story for the reader or audience member?

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