Charles Dickens Review Test 3 Questions with Verified Answers
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Charles Dickens Review Test 3 Questions with Verified Answers
Why was his dad arrested? - Answer-Outstanding debt; he owed taxes to the government
Where did his family live when his dad was in prison? Where did he live? - Answer-The rest of the family moved into debtor's prison in London with...
Charles Dickens Review Test 3
Questions with Verified Answers
Why was his dad arrested? - Answer-Outstanding debt; he owed taxes to the
government
Where did his family live when his dad was in prison? Where did he live? - Answer-The
rest of the family moved into debtor's prison in London with the father, but Charles lived
nearby and continued to work at his awful job in the blacking factory.
How did he use his own suffering? - Answer-He always put really nice characters (like
hm) into the awful places England (like factory he worked in).
What is a poorhouse? - Answer-Like forced labor camps for poor people.
What was he particularly good at? - Answer-Getting us to like the people who are
having a hard time, so we get more engaged. Evoking images of home.
What nice things did he enjoy? - Answer-Picnics, shopping, going on holiday, etc.
Where does his power lie? - Answer-He thought the task of writing is to make goodness
attractive, to make it easier to learn uncomfortable lessons
Was he a good businessman? Why or why not? - Answer-Yes. Very productive, made a
lot of money. Wanted a wide circulation to draw attention to problems.
The inspiration for his books came from... - Answer-From his life and experience; the
various social issues of England
Was he a good husband and father? Why or why not? - Answer-No. Ten children, 8
lived. Thought his kids were dull and passive. Separated from his wife. Coldly detached.
Who is the video about? - Answer-Charles Dickens, a famous author.
What was his "remarkable ambition"? - Answer-His writing was ambitious because he
believed that writing could play a big role in fixing the problems of the world.
What social issues mattered to him? - Answer-Working conditions in factories, child
labor, government inefficiency
Why is he significant? - Answer-Because he wrote in an interesting and fun way about
serious things.
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