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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. What does Bella realize about money in Book 4, Chapter 16?

2. What does Bella ask her father to pretend in Book 4, Chapter 4?

3. Who struggle and fall into the river and drown in Book 4, Chapter 15?

4. In Book 3, Chapter 2, who goes for a walk with Jenny Wren?

5. What does Venus confess to Boffin that he was plotting to do in Book 3, Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bella perturbed about Mr. Boffin in Book 3, Chapter 5?

2. Describe how Wegg torments Boffin in Book 4, Chapter 3.

3. How has Bella's relationship with John changed her views of money and life in Book 4, Chapter 5?

4. What does Bella talk to her father about at his wedding anniversary in Book 3, Chapter 4?

5. How does Riah show that Rogue is a villain in Book 3, Chapter 2?

6. How does Bella show that you can be poor yet happy in her marriage choice in Book 4, Chapter 4?

7. Describe Lizzie's interaction with Eugene in Book 4, Chapter 6.

8. What happens to Rogue in Book 3, Chapters 2 and 3?

9. Describe Mr. Twemlow's interactions with Mrs. Lammle in Book 3, Chapter 17.

10. Describe how Boffin is warned about Wegg's behavior in Book 4, Chapter 3 of Book 4.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Money has particular significance in the Our Mutual Friend. What is the significance of having money in the story? Who chases after money? Who has money? Who loses money? Who gains money? What does Dickens ultimately say about money through Bella and what is the importance of this discovery and the character's role? Explain.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Our Mutual Friend? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Choose a character that Bella grows to like and become familiar with. How does their relationship evolve?

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