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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 do the girls in the boarding school lock Pickwick?

2. Who does Pickwick lecture to after hearing about the accusations against Winkle?

3. Who makes a derogatory statement at the first club meeting in the book?

4. How does Pickwick hope to better mankind?

5. What is Dodson's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Mrs. Pott do when the Pickwickians come to her home?

3. What does Pickwick dress up as for the breakfast, and why?

4. Why is Tupman challenged to a duel in Rochester?

5. What does Mr. Pickwick do when Alfred leaves after being bought off?

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

7. How does Pickwick get locked in a boarding school?

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

9. How does Tupman get a reputation as a marksman?

10. What does Sam do when he dines at the Nupkin household?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Pickwick's relative wealth has a huge impact on the plot and characters in this book. What are these moments, and how does their inclusion in the text affect the course of the plot? How do the different main characters respond to his relative wealth and his generosity?

Essay Topic 3

How does Sam show his intense loyalty to his father and his employer?

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