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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rawdon Crawley do to the marquis when he sees his wife and the marquis together?

2. What is Pumpernickel?

3. Whom does Glorvina constantly badger?

4. What happens to Amelia Sedley and William Dobbin at the end of the novel?

5. What becomes of Sir Pitt as seen in chapter 39?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Becky Sharp is a character who lives by her wits. Explain with examples from the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Irony plays a crucial part in the novel. Do you agree? If so, how and why?

Essay Topic 3

Appearances and social status play a very big role in the novel. How do these two aspects bring about the characters' downfall?

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