View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is true about Sir Crawley's character as seen in chapter seven?
(a) He is very generous with his money.
(b) He is not at all respected by anyone.
(c) He has a very bad reputation.
(d) He is frugal and never tips anyone.

2. Which character in chapter 31 appears quite tragic because of his efforts in trying to fit in with the military crowd?
(a) Rawdon Crawley.
(b) George Osborne.
(c) Joseph Sedley.
(d) William Dobbin.

3. Who finally earns a place of honor in Paris?
(a) Amelia Sedley.
(b) Becky Sharp.
(c) Joseph Sedley.
(d) WIlliam Dobbin.

4. Whom does Becky Sharp write a letter to?
(a) Amelia Sedley.
(b) George Osborne.
(c) John Sedley.
(d) Joseph Sedley.

5. Who is engaged to Lady Jane Sheepshanks?
(a) Joseph Sedley.
(b) Sir Pitt.
(c) Pitt junior.
(d) William Dobbin.

6. Whom does Amelia Sedley celebrate her marriage with?
(a) Her cousins.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her brother.

7. What is Becky Sharp's father's profession?
(a) A writer.
(b) A singer.
(c) A painter.
(d) An artist.

8. Who is Mr. Bullock?
(a) Mr. Sedley's associate.
(b) William Dobbin's associate.
(c) John Osborne's associate.
(d) Sir Pitt Crawley's associate.

9. Which of the characters dies in the war?
(a) Joseph Sedley.
(b) Rawdon Crawley.
(c) George Osborne.
(d) William Dobbin.

10. Whom does Matilda Crawley leave her fortune for?
(a) Rawdon Crawley.
(b) Becky Sharp.
(c) Pitt junior.
(d) William Dobbin.

11. The novel is set in what time period?
(a) 1830s.
(b) 1820s.
(c) 1800s.
(d) 1850s.

12. Which character is introduced first at the beginning of chapter five?
(a) Cuff.
(b) George Osborne.
(c) William Dobbin.
(d) William Dobbin's father.

13. What does the narrator reveal about Amelia Sedley's feelings towards William Dobbin in the beginning of chapter 25?
(a) That she does not like him much.
(b) That she is madly in love with him too.
(c) That she is attracted to him.
(d) That she finds him very arrogant.

14. Who leaves the Sedley home at the end of chapter six?
(a) Becky Sharp.
(b) George Sedley.
(c) Amelia Sedley.
(d) Mrs. Sedley.

15. What kind of a couple is Major and Mrs. O'Dowd?
(a) Vulgar.
(b) Soft and gentle.
(c) Jolly and loud.
(d) Arrogant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What aspect of George Osborne's character is revealed in chapter six?

2. Why is it that Becky Sharp does not like William Dobbin?

3. Which of the Crawley's is NOT befriended by Becky Sharp?

4. What is George Osborne doing when Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp are riding around the town?

5. What are Beck Sharp's thoughts on the Crawley home?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 457 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample