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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. How does Dorrit treat John Chivery when he sees him waiting after his farewell dinner?

2. Where are Miss Wade, Tattycoram, and Flora all living when Arthur goes to see Tattycoram?

3. How does Arthur's mom respond to Arthur's information about who Blandois really is?

4. Who does Edward mention during breakfast with the Dorrits that he spent an evening with in Venice?

5. Who reports to Mr. Dorrit that Mr. Blandois has gone missing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the guests at the Merdle farewell dinner react to Mr. Dorrit's strange behavior?

2. What does Mrs. Clennam request of Little Dorrit when she goes to find her at the debtors' prison?

3. What does Rigaud threaten will happen to Mrs. Clennam by the time the debtors' prison doors are closed if she does not pay his ransom demands?

4. Why does the Dorrit family grant Amy permission to renew her friendship with Mrs. Gowan?

5. How does William Dorrit feel about his situation once he settles in Venice?

6. What is Mrs. General's character like?

7. What does John Baptist Cavalletto tell Pancks and the Plornish family about why he is acting funny?

8. Why does Henry insist on his friendship and connection with Blandois?

9. Why does Miss Wade take Tattycoram in?

10. What does Pancks tell Arthur about Casby and Wade?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Select three examples of foreshadowing and discuss how Dickens uses them to foreshadow what happens later in the text.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three acts of Blandois/Rigaud in Book 2 and what each contributes to the text.

Essay Topic 3

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

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