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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 interrupts the argument between Ralph and Hawk?

2. Members of the company, speaking in turn, give what information to the audience?

3. What, again, upsets Fanny soon after she happily embraces Tilda?

4. When Squeers, Mrs. Squeers and Smike are gone, what does Nicholas do?

5. Who is the owner of Kate's new place of work?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Ralph arrives at his office?

3. What does Ralph think about Kate?

4. What does Miss Knag do for Kate?

5. What does Noggs realize about Gride's bride to be? What does he do when he makes this realization?

6. To where do Nicholas and Smike head?

7. What happens with Mr. Mantalini's outstanding bills?

8. For whom does Kate now work?

9. What takes place back in Portsmouth?

10. What does Crummles tell the company, when he arrives with Nicholas and Smike?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The song sung by the company is ironic.

Part 1) What is the song that they sing? Why do they sing it?

Part 2) What is ironic about this song?

Part 3) What is the purpose of this song and it irony?

Essay Topic 2

Nicholas undergoes a journey of transformation.

Part 1) How is Nicholas at the beginning of the story?

Part 2) How does he change through the play? What causes these changes? How do his changes affect others?

Part 3) What is the purpose of this journey, for him and for the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Ralph is symbolic.

Part 1) Describe Ralph. What does he symbolize?

Part 2) Why does he symbolize what he does?

Part 3) Compare Ralph's symbolism to Nicholas? What does this reveal?

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