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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. Where is Hiram Bates staying in Chapter 1?

2. Who leaves at the demand of the boys' protector in Chapter 11?

3. Who works for Richard Hunter in Chapter 13?

4. Who has tea with Mrs. Flanagan before going to look for Mark in Chapter 10?

5. Who wants to hear the story about Dick becoming Mark's guardian?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Mark faints, what happens to him in Chapter 13?

2. How does Bates assist Henry with investing in Chapter 4 of Mark the Match Boy?

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

4. Describe how Mark feels about begging.

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

6. How does Dick try to help Henry in Chapter 1 of Mark the Match Boy?

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

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

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

Romance takes on an aggressive quality in Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy. Who are the two characters pursuing Lizzie Hexam? Whom does she like and whom does she avoid and why? What do her suitors have in common, and where are they different? Discuss.

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

The author uses more than one instance of irony in Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy. Cite at least two examples you can identify in the book and note why they are examples of irony.

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