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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. What does Mr. Perker say Arabella has a good talent for?

2. What does Sam say he has notices about his step-mother?

3. Why does Pickwick stay in Towcester?

4. Who starts a fight at the meeting Tony takes Sam to?

5. How does Mrs. Bardell act as the jurors are sworn in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pickwick do for Jingle and Trotter after they are released from prison?

2. How does Mrs. Raddle treat her husband?

3. What does Pickwick do when he is awakened on his first night in prison?

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

5. What prank does Bob Sawyer play at the inn in Towcester?

6. Why does Mr. Wardle say he has come to London?

7. What happens at the temperance meeting that Tony takes Sam to?

8. Why does Pickwick hesitate in allowing Winkle to go and see Arabella in Bristol?

9. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

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

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

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the ways Winkle and Arabella show their love to each other, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

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