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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 notices that five dollars is missing from the cash drawer in Chapter 23?

2. Mark's friend warns him that _______________might be unpleasant to him at his new job.

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

4. What does the store owner decide to do with Mark after he has talked to both him and Roswell?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Mrs. Flanagan differ in her treatment of Mark from that of Mother Watson?

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

3. What does Dick do for Mark in Chapter 14?

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

5. How does Mark's life change in Chapter 12?

6. How does Roswell implicate Mark with his crime in Chapter 23?

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

8. Describe Mark's experience sleeping on the ferry.

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

10. How does Ben try to help Mark get his twenty-five cents in Chapter 6?

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

Morality in society is a prevailing theme of Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy. Alger frequently refers to this theme, painting the picture of morality being rewarded by success. Which characters appear honest, and which appear corrupt? Explain. Which characters appear to rise above corruption even if they were initially vulnerable to it? What is your opinion of the society that Alger describes? Explain.

Essay Topic 3

Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy is particularly effective in conveying meaning through powerful imagery. Powerful imagery is used to establish connections in the minds of readers with the story's characters and plot. The imagery can involve visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, kinetic, and kinesthetic elements. The author uses imagery to translate words into a visual story that we can see and participate in within our minds. Describe the use of imagery in this novel.

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