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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. Without Mark's knowledge, what does Roswell do with the key?

2. What does Mark refuse to do in Chapter 11 of Mark the Match Boy?

3. Who is the street boy that Mark meets in Chapter 6?

4. Whom does Roswell plan to blame if Mr. Baker gets suspicious about the money missing from the cash drawer?

5. Who refuses to feed the boy since he did not bring home enough money in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mark find a job in Chapter 15?

2. What makes Mark uncomfortable around Roswell in Chapter 16?

3. How does Dick assist Mark in getting a job and improving his education in Chapter 15?

4. How does Ralph connive Roswell into getting him five dollars in Chapter 20?

5. What does Roswell's stealing reveal about his character in Chapter 18?

6. How does Mark change his living and work situation with the money he has received from Dick and Henry?

7. Describe how Dick and Henry react to the sleeping child on the Brooklyn ferry.

8. How does Bates make amends to Henry in Chapter 3 of Mark the Match Boy?

9. How does Ralph propose that Roswell increase his earnings in Chapter 18?

10. Describe how Mark feels about begging.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Money has particular significance in Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy. 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 Alger ultimately say about money through the characters of Mark and Dick? What is the importance of this discovery and the characters' roles? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Alger employs simple, yet bold, and effective language with some powerful symbolism. Choose an example of symbolism. Briefly describe it, and identify the technique which it embodies.

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