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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 is Dick's salary in Chapter 27?

2. Who throws a rock at Dick and Henry, barely missing them in Chapter 17?

3. What do Dick and Fosdick buy together in Chapter 16?

4. What is the name that Dick asks the young man about while aboard the ferry in Chapter 11?

5. When the ferry reaches its destination, what does the young man give Dick in Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dick help Fosdick and receive help in return?

2. What does the clothing offered by Rockwell signify for Dick in Chapter 26?

3. How is Dick alert to business opportunities?

4. How does Dick's good habits rub off on Henry, and how does he help Henry in Chapter 18?

5. Describe Dick.

6. Describe the change that Dick undergoes in Chapter 12.

7. Describe Dick's reaction to his letter from Frank Whitney.

8. What does Dick have to change in order to be acceptable in society in Chapter 1?

9. How does Dick get the money back from the swindler on the ferry in Chapter 11?

10. How does Dick help Tom, the boot-black?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The concept of good versus evil appears throughout the book. Who in your opinion is good? Who is bad? Why? Do these characters change over time? Why or why not? Describe.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the significance of the novel's title. What did the author mean by calling the book Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy? Cite an example to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Alger's use of humor in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of humor and explain why the author used them where he did.

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