Charles Dickens Flashcards
Deck Objective
This title character, a London gentleman and the president of his namesake club, embarks on a series of coach journeys across provincial England with companions Nathaniel Winkle, Tracy Tupman, and Augustus Snodgrass. Along the way, they thwart an attempt by Alfred Jingle to elope with Rachael Wardle of Dingley Dell. Name this character, the protagonist of an 1836 Charles Dickens novel.
The Pickwick Papers or Samuel Pickwick
*This character, raised in a workhouse, shocks the beadle Mr. Bumble by asking for more food. He is later apprenticed to the undertaker Mr. Sowerberry but eventually escapes to London, where he encounters characters like the Artful Dodger and the criminal Fagin. Name this title orphan, the protagonist of an 1837 novel by Charles Dickens.
Oliver Twist
This Charles Dickens novel follows a young man sent by his cruel uncle to work at Dotheboys Hall, where he befriends the disabled Smike and clashes with the abusive schoolmaster Wackford Squeers. Later, the protagonist works with theater manager Vincent Crummles and befriends the Cheeryble brothers, ultimately uncovering family secrets involving Smike’s true parentage. name this 1839 novel in which the title character marries Madeline Bray and his sister Kate weds Frank Cheeryble.
Nicholas Nickleby
In which 1843 novella does the cold-hearted miser Ebenezer Scrooge undergo a transformation after being visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and three spirits representing Christmas past, present, and future, ultimately leading him to become a benefactor to the Cratchit family?
Christmas Carol
Charles Dickens’ 1841 novel, what is the title of the story that follows thirteen-year-old Nell Trent and her grandfather, a gambling addict, as they struggle against the evil moneylender Daniel Quilp?
The Old Curiosity Shop
What is the title of the semi-autobiographical novel by Charles Dickens, published in 1850, which follows the life of a young boy named David Copperfield as he navigates challenges such as his cruel stepfather Mr. Murdstone, the tyrannical headmaster Mr. Creakle, and the machinations of the clerk Uriah Heep, ultimately leading to his success as a novelist?
David Copperfield
This Charles Dickens novel revolves around the long-running Chancery case Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which involves a family fight over an inheritance. The title home, owned by John Jarndyce, is where Esther Summerson narrates much of the story. She discovers she is the illegitimate daughter of Lady Dedlock, whose secret is uncovered by the lawyer Mr. Tulkinghorn, who is later murdered. What is the title of this novel?
Bleak House
What is the title of the 1859 novel by Charles Dickens that begins with the famous line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” and contrasts the cities of Paris and London during the French Revolution?
A Tale of Two Cities
