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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the Crawley's is NOT befriended by Becky Sharp?
(a) Pitt Crawley, junior.
(b) Rawdon Crawley.
(c) Sir Pitt Crawley.
(d) Lady Crawley.

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

3. Who invites Amelia Sedley to a military party?
(a) Mr. O'Dowd.
(b) William Dobbin.
(c) Mrs. O'Dowd.
(d) A Colonel.

4. Who is Mr. Raggles?
(a) Matilda Crawley's gardener.
(b) Matilda Crawley's escort.
(c) Matilda Crawley's former butler.
(d) Matilda Crawley's cook.

5. What is George Osborne doing when Amelia Sedley and Becky Sharp are riding around the town?
(a) He is going on rides with other women.
(b) He is chatting with other women.
(c) He is dancing with other women.
(d) He is oogling other women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does William Dobbin tell George Osborne that softens his heart towards Amelia Sedley?

2. Who is the old man with Corporal Clink at the park?

3. Why does William Dobbin get angry at John Osborne when Osborne is making a speech to William Dobbin?

4. Who is Miss Firkin?

5. Who is Joseph Sedley?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Crawley household react when Matilda Crawley visits them?

2. What is true of George Osborne's character, as seen in chapter 28?

3. What insight does the narrator give into the Crawley family?

4. How does the author show the re-entry of Becky Sharp to the plot of the novel?

5. What is the character of Lady Southdown?

6. How does the narrator set up the character of Amelia Sedley as seen in chapter 12?

7. What is true of John Osborne as seen in chapter 42?

8. Why do the women at the military party get jealous of Amelia Sedley?

9. What does the death of Lady Rose Crawley really say about the characters of the novel?

10. How does the author show instances of greed and selfishness in chapter 23?

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