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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 is Mr. Pickwick's trial held?

2. What does Sam say he has notices about his step-mother?

3. How much is Mr. Pickwick fined after the trial?

4. Where do the Pickwickians go before Pickwick has to go to jail?

5. What does Mrs. Sanders tell the jury as a witness?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Perker say about Pickwick's case, and what is Pickwick's response to this?

2. What does Sam say to Tony about Susan while they are in a courtroom, and what is Tony's response to this?

3. What does Snodgrass do to make Mr. Wardle happy with him after his suspicious behavior?

4. Why does Mr. Wardle say he has come to London?

5. What did Mr. Winkle Sr. say when he heard of his son's elopement?

6. Why does Winkle run off to Bristol?

7. Why does Pickwick hesitate in allowing Winkle to go and see Arabella in Bristol?

8. What does Smangle do on Pickwick's first night in prison?

9. What does Sam do on Valentine's Day, and why?

10. How is the weekly menu used against Pickwick in the trial?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happens to Mr. Winkle's parents, and what significance does this have on the plot? Who is involved in these scenes, and what do these events symbolize?

Essay Topic 2

What are some of the ways Winkle and Arabella show their love to each other, and how do these displays alter the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Power and Greed are two common themes in this book. Where do they appear, and how do they differ in their manifestations?

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