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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. Who gets fired by the end of Chapter 23 over the missing money?
2. What does Mark realize that he does not have to do in Chapter 9?
3. Who is jealous of Richard Hunter for his job in Chapter 17?
4. What does Dick talk to Mark about in Chapter 15?
5. What does Mark use the half dollars for in Chapter 10 of Mark the Match Boy?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Mark faints, what happens to him in Chapter 13?
2. How does Ralph connive Roswell into getting him five dollars in Chapter 20?
3. What is unique about the five dollar bill that Roswell stole in Chapter 23?
4. What makes Mark uncomfortable around Roswell in Chapter 16?
5. Why is Bates looking for his grandson?
6. How does Ralph propose that Roswell increase his earnings in Chapter 18?
7. How does Mark's life change in Chapter 12?
8. Compare and contrast the working habits of Mark and Roswell from the eyes of Mr. Baker.
9. How does Mrs. Flanagan differ in her treatment of Mark from that of Mother Watson?
10. Describe how Mark feels about begging.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast Roswell and Travis. How are they similar? How are they different? How are their ultimate experiences similar? What is the lesson that the author wishes to convey through these examples?
Essay Topic 2
Romance takes on an aggressive quality in Ragged Dick and Mark the Match Boy. Who are the two characters pursuing Lizzie Hexam? Whom does she like and whom does she avoid and why? What do her suitors have in common, and where are they different? Discuss.
Essay Topic 3
Choose a character that Mark grows to like. How does their relationship evolve?
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