TESTS AND ANSWERS
TEST 2

_____ 1. The workers of Coketown read

A. every newspaper account of Stephen Blackpool's death
B. Bounderby's newspaper column
C. more books of fiction than books of science

I. has been asked by the Gradgrind political party
II. is bored
III. met Louisa in London

A. I only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only

A. a jungle
B. superior to most factory towns
C. to be improving every year

A. Mrs. Pegler has a dream about him
B. they find his hat in the country
C. Bitzer acts suspiciously

A. because he can't find work in Coketown
B. when he learns the bank has been robbed
C. to search for his wife

A. when she sees them talking in the garden
B. because she hears Louisa accept his proposal of marriage
C. when Bounderby tells her of the letter he found

A. Slackbridge
B. Rachael
C. Sleary

I. the offspring of an animal
II. Harthouse's nickname for Tom
III. Mrs. Pegler's pet name for Bounderby

A. I and III only
B. I and II only
C. II and III only

A. Stephen's departure from Coketown
B. Mrs. Sparsit's pursuit of Louisa
C. Sissy's discovery of her father's departure

A. when Gradgrind locks her in her room
B. by her hope that her father will return
C. by her deep love for Mrs. Gradgrind

11. Readers often find Stephen unrealistic. Discuss.

12. Discuss the significance of the titles of the three books of Hard Times: "Sowing," "Reaping," "Garnering."

13. Explain the significance of "turtle soup and venison with a gold spoon."

14. Discuss how Louisa is identified with fire in the novel.

15. Discuss the relationship of Mrs. Sparsit and Bounderby.

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