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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Crummles Company perform?
(a) The final scene of their version of Romeo and Juliet.
(b) The first scene of their version of Romeo and Juliet.
(c) The first scene of A Christmas Carol.
(d) The last scene of A Christmas Carol.

2. Who sets off on a journey with Nicholas?
(a) John.
(b) Kate.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Smike.

3. Why does Nicholas defend his employer to Fanny, Tilda and John?
(a) Out of loyalty.
(b) Out of care for his employer.
(c) Out of care for his job.
(d) Out of interest in Fanny.

4. How does Ralph react when Kate begins to cry out of gratitude and relief?
(a) He comforts her.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He tells her roughly to stop.
(d) He begins to care about her.

5. Members of the company, speaking in turn, give what information to the audience?
(a) The family backgrounds of each character in the play.
(b) The family background of the Nickleby family.
(c) The location of the play.
(d) How to behave as an audience member.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Madame Mantalini and Miss Knag arrive, what announcement is made?

2. What does Nicholas realize he must do to save Kate and his mother?

3. At a tavern in the lower class end of London, what is Wackford Squeers, the headmaster of Dotheboys Hall, doing?

4. How does Pupker feel when he discovers that Nicholas is related to Ralph?

5. How is Kate welcomed by the women in the workroom?

Short Essay Questions

1. As Nicholas continues to teach Smike his lines about the need for money overruling conscience, what is Ralph doing?

2. For what is Gride preparing?

3. About what does Charles Cheeryble confront Nicholas and Kate?

4. With whom is Kate alone? Why?

5. How does Mr. Lillyvick react to this commotion?

6. Describe the boys at Dotheboys Hall.

7. What does Crummles tell the company, when he arrives with Nicholas and Smike?

8. How is London described?

9. Why does a fight occur? What does Nicholas do about this?

10. As Nicholas arrives at Dotheboys, how does he feel?

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