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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Winkle try to hide when he is locked outside in his nightshirt?
(a) A closet.
(b) A shed.
(c) A carriage.
(d) A sedan.

2. Who hires Mary as a maid?
(a) Sam Weller.
(b) Mr. Pickwick.
(c) Bob Sawyer.
(d) Winkle.

3. How did Winkle Sr. find out about his son's elopement?
(a) Pickwick told him.
(b) He got a letter.
(c) He read it in the paper.
(d) Ben Allen told him.

4. Why does Pickwick stay in Towcester?
(a) It begins to rain.
(b) Ben Allen gets sick and needs rest.
(c) That is where he is to meet Winkle Sr.
(d) He sees a woman he knows there.

5. Why does Mrs. Bardell think she is being taken back to London?
(a) She has a suitor who wants to see her.
(b) She has not paid her bill.
(c) She has some more paperwork to do.
(d) She has another hearing for the trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Tony live?

2. Why does Sam feel such a desire to stay in prison with Pickwick?

3. What does Pickwick promise to do if Mr. Winkle Sr. does not forgive his son?

4. What is the main problem Ben sees in his plan to get Arabella to marry Bob?

5. What does Bob tell his secrets about when he runs into Winkle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Pickwick spend his time while in prison?

2. What does Sam say when he is called to the witness stand?

3. Why is Mrs. Bardell sent back to London while on her trip?

4. What does Mr. Pickwick choose to do after he is found guilty, and why?

5. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

6. What does Sam do on Valentine's Day, and why?

7. How does Mr. Perker suggest handling the dispute between Mr. Winkle and his father?

8. How does Mrs. Raddle treat her husband?

9. What does Tom Roker do for Pickwick in prison?

10. Why is Mr. Pott so happy to hear that Winkle is married?

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