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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. How does Nicholas anger Fanny?

2. How does Pupker feel when he discovers that Nicholas is related to Ralph?

3. Who is the older Nickleby son?

4. The party is resuming when suddenly what happens?

5. Why does this woman ask for Kate?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Miss Knag do for Kate?

2. By what is Sir Matthew Pupker distracted?

3. What does Nicholas read after everyone else is gone?

4. What does the Crummles Company perform?

5. How does the performance end?

6. What happens as the gathering begins to prepare for performances by Morleena and Miss Petowker?

7. How does Bray act during his interaction with Nicholas?

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

9. What does Ralph convince Squeers to do?

10. What takes place at the tavern?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A key aspect of Dickens' work, in general, is the detail and breadth of his characters.

Part 1) Who are the main characters? Describe them.

Part 2) How does Dickens reveal aspects of his characters' personalities?

Part 3) How is any audience at any time able to connect to and relate to these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Integrity is lost partially through the play.

Part 1) What is integrity? How is it lost? Who loses it? Why do they lose it?

Part 2) How can readers relate to this? How is it relevant today?

Part 3) What is significant about Nicholas' behavior during this part of the play? What does this show about his transformation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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