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

2. Which character is promoted in the military?

3. Who is Miss Firkin?

4. By the end of chapter 20, what is the author portraying about all the characters in this novel?

5. Which character in chapter 31 appears quite tragic because of his efforts in trying to fit in with the military crowd?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is true of Becky Sharp from chapter 51?

2. What is the author trying to tell the readers through chapter 22?

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

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. What gesture of William Dobbin's shows his love for Amelia Sedley, as seen in chapter 17?

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

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

8. What is true of the Osborne family's reaction to George Osborne marrying Amelia Sedley?

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

10. Upon hearing about his son George Osborne marrying Amelia Sedley, what does John Osborne do and why?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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