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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 is Miss Pinkerton?

2. Which character is introduced first at the beginning of chapter five?

3. What is true of Becky Sharp's attitude towards Joseph Sedley?

4. What does the Belgium nobility think of George Osborne?

5. Who is Horrocks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is happening to the relationship between Rawdon Crawley and Becky Sharp?

2. What does the author tell the readers about the character of Georgy Osborne?

3. How does the Osbornes split after the death of John Osborne?

4. How is selfishness depicted through the characters in chapter 30?

5. Why does Becky Sharp marry Rawdon Crawley even though she does not like him?

6. What are the events that take place in chapter 40?

7. Why does Becky Sharp dislike Lady Jane and vice versa?

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

9. What is true of Amelia Sedley's social growth as seen in chapter 60?

10. What kind of an ending does the narrator envision for Amelia Sedley and William Dobbin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why does the author use the character of William Dobbin in the novel? Is it merely to further the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Why does William Thackeray call this novel "a novel without a hero"?

Essay Topic 3

Appearances and social status play a very big role in the novel. How do these two aspects bring about the characters' downfall?

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