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Bleak House

Charles Dickens

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1. Who is Esther's biological mother?

(A) Mrs. Rachael

(B) Miss Barbary

(D) Lady Dedlock

2. Which three men propose to Esther?

(A) Jo, Mr. Skimpole, and Mr. Boythorn

(B) Sir Leicester, Mr. Tulkinghorn, and Mr. Guppy

(D) Mr. Jarndyce, Mr. Guppy, and Mr. Woodcourt

3. Who is Howland, the lodger?

(A) Lady Dedlock's old lover

(B) Esther's biological father

(D) Jo's father

4. How does Krook die?

(A) Spontaneous combustion

(B) Suicide

(D) Murder

5. What is the subject of the feud between Mr. Boythorn and Sir Leicester?

(A) Both love Lady Dedlock

(B) Trespassing

(D) Mr. Boythorn's loud voice

6. How does Lady Dedlock find out that her daughter is alive?

(A) She finds her profile on MySpace.

(B) Tulkinghorn tells her.

(D) She gets a letter from her in the mail.

7. Which adult character claims to be nothing but a child?

(A) Mr. Skimpole

(B) Mr. Boythorn

(D) Mr. Gridley

8. When Mr. Jarndyce is upset, which direction does the wind blow?

(A) North

(B) South

(D) West

9. What is the name of Esther's new home?

(A) Ada's Nest

(B) Deportment Estate

(D) Bleak House

10. With what continent is Mrs. Jellyby obsessed?

(A) Europe

(B) Africa

(D) South America

11. Who narrates Bleak House?

(A) Esther Summerson and an omniscient third-person narrator

(B) Esther Summerson

(D) Jo and Miss Flite

12. What is Mr. Woodcourt's profession?

(A) Lawyer

(B) Doctor

(D) Poet

13. How does Mr. Jarndyce propose to Esther?

(A) He asks her over dinner in London.

(B) He asks her in the garden at Chesney Wold.

(D) He asks Ada to ask her.

14. Who killed Mr. Tulkinghorn?

(A) Lady Dedlock

(B) Mademoiselle Hortense

(D) Mrs. Snagsby

15. Who gets rich from Jarndyce and Jarndyce?

(A) Richard and Ada

(B) Mr. Jarndyce

(D) No one—the estate was used up in legal costs.

16. How are George and Mrs. Rouncewell related?

(A) George is Mrs. Rouncewell's son-in-law.

(B) George is Mrs. Rouncewell's son.

(D) Mrs. Rouncewell is George's wife's housekeeper.

17. What does Caddy Jellyby teach?

(A) Dancing

(B) Deportment

(D) Cooking

18. What are Mr. Skimpole's greatest weaknesses?

(A) Storytelling

(B) Money

(D) Both B and C

19. What is one notable habit of Mr. Boythorn?

(A) Exaggerating

(B) Moodiness

(D) Swearing

20. What kind of creature does Miss Flite house?

(A) Ferrets

(B) Dogs

(D) Snakes

21. What is one of Esther's nicknames?

(A) Princess

(B) Killer

(D) Dame Durden

22. What is the lasting effect of Esther's smallpox?

(A) Her hair falls out.

(B) Her face is disfigured.

(D) She can't clean the kitchen.

23. Whom does Esther finally marry?

(A) Mr. Guppy

(B) Mr. Skimpole

(D) Mr. Woodcourt

24. How does Mr. Skimpole betray Mr. Jarndyce?

(A) He borrows money without repaying it.

(B) He is irresponsible with Mr. Jarndyce's possessions.

(D) He tells Mr. Bucket where to find Jo.

25. What is Esther's prized possession as a child?

(A) A diary

(B) A doll

(D) A letter from her mother

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