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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. Where does Arthur go to try to obtain a license for Daniel's invention?

2. Whose approval of Fanny and Sparkler's marriage does Mr. Dorrit seek?

3. Why does Pancks have more difficulty than normal in collecting rents?

4. What secret has Mrs. Clennam been hiding from Arthur for many years?

5. Who is Mrs. General?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Arthur respond to Pancks announcement that he has invested some money in Mr. Merdle's company?

2. What kind of background is revealed about Miss Wade through the papers she gives Arthur?

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

4. How does Dorrit feel about his new position of power in London society?

5. What does Minnie assume has happened to her dog?

6. What does Merdle do during his visit with Fanny and Sparkler shortly before he dies?

7. What does Little Dorrit reflect on as her family begins to travel throughout Europe once they become wealthy?

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

9. How does Amy feel about her life once her sister marries?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Maggy. Discuss: 1) what role she plays in the text, 2) what she symbolizes, and 3) what the reader learns about at least one other character through her.

Essay Topic 2

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