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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In his attic room, what does Squeers consider to himself?

2. Why does Nicholas travel through the poorest and most degraded section of London?

3. What does Nicholas speak, regarding Ralph?

4. What does Nicholas vow to stop at whatever the cost?

5. What does Nicholas do when he comes to visit Madeline and Bray?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Minor characters, plot lines, and events are significant.

Part 1) Describe these minor characters, plot lines, and events.

Part 2) How are they significant? How do they reinforce Dickens' writing style?

Part 3) What is the connection between these minor details and the main characters and plot lines?

Essay Topic 2

An aspect of Dickens' work is that, in general, characters in his stories play out a complicated plot.

Part 1) Describe the plot in this story. How is it complicated?

Part 2) What is the purpose for a complicated plot?

Part 3) How do these plots reflect real life?

Essay Topic 3

Nicholas undergoes a journey of transformation.

Part 1) How is Nicholas at the beginning of the story?

Part 2) How does he change through the play? What causes these changes? How do his changes affect others?

Part 3) What is the purpose of this journey, for him and for the reader?

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