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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is true of Amelia Sedley's talents?

2. What becomes of the Sedley house when Becky Sharp lives there?

3. Which character takes Amelia Sedley under her wing?

4. What is Becky Sharp bored of, as seen in chapter 51?

5. What is true of the character of Georgy Osborne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why does the author use the character of William Dobbin in the novel? Is it merely to further the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Why does William Thackeray call this novel "a novel without a hero"?

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