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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book the First, Chapters XXXI - XXXVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Arthur surprised to get a visit from one day in his office?
(a) His mother.
(b) An old friend of his from China.
(c) Flora and her late husband's aunt.
(d) Amy's father.

2. Who comes to visit Arthur when he returns home from meeting Cavalletto for the first time?
(a) His mother.
(b) Tip.
(c) Amy.
(d) A ghost.

3. For which government does the Circumlocution Office function?
(a) The French government.
(b) The Italian government.
(c) The American government.
(d) The British government.

4. Who is Henry a beneficiary of?
(a) A government lottery.
(b) The Clennam family.
(c) The Dorrit family.
(d) The Barnacle family.

5. What does Arthur think of Henry upon their first meeting?
(a) He does not like him.
(b) He finds him boring but not likable or unlikable.
(c) He feels an instant connection to him.
(d) He thinks he looks strangely familiar.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Arthur first arrange to meet Amy?

2. Why does Arthur want to call Amy "Little Dorrit"?

3. Where does Rigaud go when he escapes from prison?

4. Who is John Chivery the son of?

5. Why does Arthur offer to help Cavalletto?

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