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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 Fanny get mad at Amy for doing with Nandy?

2. Who does Daniel confess to Arthur that he doesn't like?

3. Who comes to visit Arthur when he returns home from meeting Cavalletto for the first time?

4. What has happened to Arthur's old girlfriend while he has been in China?

5. What has Monsieur Rigaud been charged with in prison?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Franny's first relationship with Mrs. Merdle like?

2. What allows Arthur to get away once Flora starts talking about rekindling their relationship?

3. What happens to Amy as her family is preparing to leave the debtors' prison?

4. What happened to Maggy that makes her character unique in "Little Dorrit"?

5. What happens to Tattycoram when she leaves the Meagles's house?

6. How is the character of Blandois introduced?

7. What does Arthur realize when visiting with his old girlfriend, Flora, for the first time since his return to China?

8. What is the purpose of the Circumlocution Office?

9. What does Arthur realize about Pet and Henry when he first meets them during dinner at the Meagles's?

10. How does Arthur feel about finding out about the Dorrit family fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three acts of kindness Amy does within the first fifteen chapters that show the reader what kind of character she is.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Dorrit's death and any commentary Dickens may be making about wealth and family through the way this particular character dies. If appropriate, address Dorrit's brother's death immediately afterward as well.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the role that the Circumlocution Office plays in "Little Dorrit" and what social commentary Dickens is making by including this office in the novel.

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