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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 does Becky Sharp seduce so that Rawdon Crawley gains status?

2. Who invites Amelia Sedley to a military party?

3. When the characters head to Belgium by sea, which of them gets seasick?

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

5. Whom does Matilda Crawley leave her fortune for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What aspect of Becky Sharp's character do we see in chapter 41?

3. What do the characters think of William Dobbin?

4. What is the setting of the novel and what idea do we get about the characters of Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley as seen in chapter one?

5. Which couple is reunited as seen in chapter 58?

6. What is the author trying to show in chapter 62?

7. Why does Matilda Crawley write a nasty letter to Becky Sharp?

8. What is Becky Sharp's relation with her son?

9. What is the conversation between Pitt and Becky Sharp as seen in chapter 55?

10. What else do we get to know about the character of Becky Sharp when she visits the Sedleys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author makes a very intelligent use of names of the characters, for example, Becky "Sharp", the "Crawleys", etc. How does the author draw a parallel between the names of the characters and their personalities?

Essay Topic 2

Do you think Becky Sharp deserves the ending she is given by the author in the novel? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

How is humor being used by the author in the novel?

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