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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Staying at Boythorn's country house, Esther ___________.

2. When Smallweed takes over Krook's property, he finds ___________.

3. Lady Dedlock's body is found by Esther and Mr. Bucket ___________.

4. Life at Chesney Wold has become ___________.

5. Caddy begins to feel better under the care of ___________.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-researched essay on England's "work-houses" for the indigent. You should include how they came to be, what they offered, the conditions present, and whether anything like them exists today. If they were closed, when and why did this take place?

Essay Topic 2

The Rouncewell family is in the iron business, Mr. Rouncewell being an "ironmaster." Research industrial progress in England in the 1850s, what had been accomplished by that time, and what was in the works. How did industry affect the country, in general, at that time?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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