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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. Whom does Mark tell about his good fortune in Chapter 10?

2. How much money does Mark save in Chapter 13 of Mark the Match Boy?

3. Where does Dick work in Chapter 1?

4. What does Hiram Bates give Henry in Chapter 3 of Mark the Match Boy?

5. Who is working at the bookstore where Mark sees a job posted?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Roswell receive punishment for his crime?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How is the money that Mark receives parallel to the experience that Dick had?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose a character that Mark grows to like. How does their relationship evolve?

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

Mark and Dick are two of the most active characters.

Part 1) What is their relationship? How do they co-exist, and how do they interact? What is similar about them and what is different?

Part 2) What are some events that Mark had a direct influence upon? What are some events that Dick had a direct influence upon?

Part 3) Which character offers support to the group? Which one is stronger and why?

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