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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. Why does Pickwick stay in Towcester?

2. What is Mr. Slurk's occupation?

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

4. What calms Ben Allen down after his fight with the servant?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

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

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

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

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

10. What does Sam say to Pickwick before he is put in prison, and what is Pickwick's response to this?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

Rachael is a minor character whose presence made a big difference in the plot. How does she accomplish this? What are some ways that her presence, however brief, alters the plot? What would have happened differently if she had not been in the book at all

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