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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. What does John Osborne do when at the study room?

2. The novel is set in what time period?

3. Which character is promoted in the military?

4. Which of the characters dies in the war?

5. What is Becky Sharp's father's profession?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why is John Osborne so cold to Amelia Sedley?

4. Why does Rawdon Crawley go to his brother's house?

5. Why does Lady Steyne have tears in her eyes as seen in chapter 49?

6. What do the characters think of William Dobbin?

7. What is Becky Sharp up to in chapter 29 to raise her social status?

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

9. What is the lifestyle of Rawdon Crawley and Becky Sharp when living in Paris?

10. What is the character of Lady Southdown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the symbolism used in the novel? Elucidate with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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