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

2. While out on a walk through the school's gardens, Nicholas meets Fanny and Tilda who do what?

3. Describe Fanny and Tilda.

4. What other news does Friar Lawrence bring?

5. Why does this woman ask for Kate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Ralph receives Fanny's letter?

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

4. What is taking place back in London?

5. What does Ralph say when Kate asks to live with her mother?

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

7. What happens to Kate at the party?

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

9. Describe Fanny Squeers and Tilda Price.

10. What good luck does Nicholas have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Nicholas is symbolic.

Part 1) Describe Nicholas. What does he represent?

Part 2) How does one know this is how he is symbolic?

Part 3) Why does the playwright use Nicholas to be symbolic? Use the play to support your response.

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