1. What is the name
of Sissy’s father’s dog?
2. What is the main
principle of Mr. Gradgrind’s philosophy?
3. Mrs. Pegler is
the mother of which character?
5. What is the common
name for poor Coketown factory workers?
6. Sissy believes
her father abandoned her for what reason?
7. Which of the following
characters dies during the course of the novel?
9. What does Rachael
find that leads her to believe Stephen has been murdered?
10. How does Stephen
12. About how much
money is stolen from the bank?
13. Which character
is a Member of Parliament?
14. What is Bounderby’s
15. In which city
does most of the novel take place?
16. From what does
Mrs. Sparsit imagine Louisa falling?
17. Who is the first
character to speak in the novel?
18. Why is Stephen
unable to marry Rachael?
19. How do the poor
of Coketown attempt to improve their conditions?
20. What is the name
of Mrs. Sparsit’s aristocratic relative?
21. What does Gradgrind
hope Tom will be able to do after Stephen’s death?
22. What is Bitzer’s
23. Where does Louisa
flee after Harthouse’s declaration of love?
24. What are Sissy’s
father’s first words after he returns to his daughter?
25. What motivates
Harthouse to become one of Gradgrind’s political disciples?