Little Dorrit Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Little Dorrit Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 kinds of messages do the letters bring that Maggy gives Arthur on the Iron Bridge?

2. What secret is Little Dorrit actually keeping from Arthur when he asks?

3. Who gives her approval to the marriage between Henry and Minnie?

4. What is Daniel's request of Arthur before they become business partners?

5. When Arthur asks Little Dorrit if she is hiding any secrets from him, what does she say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Amy respond to John Chivery's conversation about wanting to spend his life with her?

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

3. What does Pet confide in Arthur during a private conversation between the two of them?

4. What does Miss Wade think of Tattycoram when she first meets her?

5. What reason does Pancks give Arthur for asking about information on the Dorrit family?

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

7. What role does Amy play in her family?

8. What is Arthur astounded to learn over dinner with the Gowans?

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

10. What reaction does Amy have to her father's reaction to seeing her walking with Nandy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss why the Dorrit family's residence in the debtors' prison is (or is not) actually beneficial to them as a family unit.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the way the Dorrit family behaves and interacts during the breakfast scene in Chapter V (Book 2) and what this scene shows the reader about at least three characters present in the scene.

Essay Topic 3

Why does it take Arthur and Amy so long to realize they are in love with each other and then marry? Cite at least three reasons, using examples from the text.

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