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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 has become of the inheritance which is the issue of the Jarndyce lawsuit?
2. Jarndyce and Jarndyce is the ___________.
3. The woman who visited Jo was wearing ___________.
4. Why is Mr. Jarndyce unable to end the lawsuit?
5. The subject of Jarndyce and Jarndyce involves ___________.
Short Essay Questions
1. George has been a wayward son of Mrs. Rouncewell's and has only now reacquainted himself with his brother. What is the new connection between them?
2. Jarndyce v. Jarndyce has finally come to an end, with all the money at issue having been swallowed up in legal costs. Why does Richard Carstone die at this time?
3. Who is Volumnia Dedlock? Discuss her role and her physical appearance.
4. What foreshadows a relationship between Woodcourt and Esther in this chapter?
5. Richard Carstone has a strange way of seeing money. How does Esther illustrate his propensity to rationalize his spending?
6. Describe the relationship between the married Dedlocks, Sir Leicester, and Lady Dedlock.
7. What seems to be the underlying reason for the officer's suspicions about Jo? Can Jo be compared to our homeless population toady?
8. Explain Vholes' philosophy about the English legal system? Is it moral?
9. The story has turned into a whodunit. Why is lady Dedlock suspected of murdering Mr. Tulkinghorn?
10. What is Mrs. Snagsby's problem? What is comical about her behavior at the "improvement" of Jo?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The gap between the rich and poor seems extremely wide in Bleak House. Write an essay, using the story and its characters, that compares and contrasts the poorest with the wealthiest. Also, try to determine where Dickens' sympathy lay when he wrote Bleak House.
Essay Topic 2
Dickens describes Tulkinghorn's funeral as having many empty carriages for absent mourners. Research this practice and write an essay on its origins, its meaning, and its demise.
Essay Topic 3
London's Court of Chancery actually existed at one time. Write a well-researched essay about the Chancery, its structure, its intended purpose and its eventual demise. Can you compare the institution to any that are in existence today?
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