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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. Who takes Mrs. Bardell back to London?

2. Where does Tony live?

3. Who lives next door to Arabella?

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

5. Why does Winkle Sr. object to the match between Arabella and his son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at Bob Sawyer's party?

2. What does Mr. Perker say about Pickwick's case, and what is Pickwick's response to this?

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

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

5. What does Smangle do on Pickwick's first night in prison?

6. What does Snodgrass do to make Mr. Wardle happy with him after his suspicious behavior?

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

8. Why does Winkle want Pickwick to get out of prison early?

9. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

10. What did Mr. Winkle Sr. say when he heard of his son's elopement?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character do you relate to the most in this book? Why is this? How does this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 2

Anger is an emotion that emerges in a few very sensitive places in the plot. What are some of these instances, and how are the plot and the characters involved in those scenes affected by this anger?

Essay Topic 3

This book is a satire. What kind of things is Dickens being satirical about, and how does this tone affect the feeling and progression of the plot?

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