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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. How does Pickwick hope to better mankind?

2. What does Mr. Jingle call himself at Mrs. Hunter's event?

3. Who helps Pickwick get out of the boarding school?

4. Why does Sam take two days leave from Pickwick's service?

5. What happens when Tupman arrives for his duel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Tupman shows up for the duel he was challeneged to?

2. What does Bob Sawyer do that makes Winkle very jealous?

3. How does Tony say his son has disgraced the family?

4. What do Peter and his friends talk about when Pickwick finds them in a tavern?

5. What happens when Peter Magnus learns that Pickwick and his fiance met the night before the proposal?

6. What do the Pickwickians see when at Chatham?

7. What does Sam do for Mr. Pickwick when he moves out of Mrs. Bardell's house?

8. What are the initial results of the election?

9. What are Bob and Ben discussing when Pickwick first meets them?

10. Who do Snodgrass and Tupman find attractive while in Chatham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What effect does Reverend Stiggins's company have on Susan, and how does this affect her important familial relationships?

Essay Topic 2

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affected the plot. Why might Dickens have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

Essay Topic 3

What is Mr. Pickwick accused of in his trial, and what evidence is used against him? How does this change the course of the plot?

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