NOVELS BY CHARLES DICKENS

(e.g., The plot involves a long-running legal case. Answer: “Bleak House.”)

FRESHMAN LEVEL

1. A ghost story featuring Ebenezer Scrooge.

2. An orphan meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets.

3. A historical novel set in London and Paris.

GRADUATE LEVEL

4. The story follows the titular character from childhood to maturity.

5. The plot follows the journey of Nell Trent and her grandfather.

6. The novel depicts the education of an orphan nicknamed Pip.

PH.D. LEVEL

7. The book surveys English society and satirizes the social and economic conditions of the era.

Answers: 1. “A Christmas Carol.” 2. “Oliver Twist.” 3. “A Tale of Two Cities.” 4. “David Copperfield.” 5. “The Old Curiosity Shop.” 6. “Great Expectations.” 7. “Hard Times.”

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