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1. We shall begin in chapter 14, with members of the Pickwick Club assembled at the Peacock in Eatanswill. Mr. Tupman and Mr. Snodgrass meet with a gentleman with a 'lonely eye' who regales them with a charming little story. We know this fellow, who appears later in the book, as the _______.
2. The tale located in chapter 14 revolves around a principal character named Tom Smart. Escaping from the cold and the dark of a harsh winter evening, Tom locates a roadside inn and decides to stay for the night. Following several bowls of punch and an eyeful of the beautiful widow who runs the inn, Tom is led to his room for the evening. Within that room he is stunned to have a conversation with which furniture piece?
3. We meet a certain Mrs. Leo Hunter in chapter 15, a lady of much society and linguistic talent to boot. What is the title of the languid poem for which she has become famous?
4. Mr. Alfred Jingle makes his reappearance at Mrs. Hunter's little fête champêtre, which the Pickwickians also attend. What is the freshly minted nom de guerre by which he is known to Mrs. Hunter?
5. Chapter 16: Poor Mr. Pickwick, in his desperate desire to mete out justice, attempts to follow and confound the nefarious Jingle, who ably slips out of Pickwick's grasp during Mrs. Hunter's soirée. Pickwick, believing himself on Jingle's track, finds himself in a very embarrassing situation at a boarding house for young women at Bury due to the misdirection of Jingle's faithful servant Job Trotter. Where is Pickwick discovered by the head-mistress of the house while snooping around the place that evening?
6. The tale of the Parish Clerk is told in chapter 17. Who is the main character of this tale of unrequited love?
7. Mr. Winkle always seems to get himself into such odd situations. Witness the circumstances in chapter 18 where he is 'featured' in a short poem in the hated Eatenswill Independent. Sitting with the very political Mr. Potts and his wife, Winkle is requested to read a marvelously funny poem which insinuates that he is having an affair with Mrs. Potts. In that poem, LINES TO A BRASS POT what word 'rhymes to Winkle'?
8. Later in chapter 18 we first learn of the court case against Pickwick brought by Mrs. Bardell. What is Mr. Pickwick accused of in the letter addressed to him from the lawyers Dodson and Fogg?
9. Pickwick and his followers next have a day of hunting with Mr. Wardle, trespassing on the property of a certain Captain Boldwig. After having too much punch, as Pickwick seems wont to do at times, he is left for an afternoon nap. Boldwig discovers him on his property lying in a wheelbarrow and insists that the 'drunken plebeian' be carted off 'to the Devil'. Rather than wheel him to a hellish inferno, Boldwig's servant wheels him where?
10. Just following a very confrontational scene between Mr. Pickwick and his accusers, the attorneys Dodson and Fogg, in chapter 20, which character do we meet for the first time in the book?
11. In one of the darkest episodes of the book, The Old Man's Tale about the Queer Client, a story of revenge is recounted. The story is of a young man who is thrown into debtor's prison. While inside he witnesses the deaths of his son and his wife. He vows and gets revenge against his wealthy father-in-law who stood by idly and watched his own daughter pass away. What is the name of the young man who achieves his revenge in the tale?
12. We have now reached chapter 22, where we find Mr. Pickwick and Sam Weller in Ipswich, once again in hot pursuit of the incorrigible Jingle. In the evening, Mr. Pickwick stays in the labyrinthine Great White Horse inn. True or false: while Pickwick is preparing himself for sleep in his room a strange woman walks in and begins to make the same preparations.
13. True or false: In chapter 24 Mr. Pickwick is accused of instigating a duel between himself and his fellow Pickwickian, Tracy Tupman.
14. While Pickwick makes a social call on the Nupkins in Ipswich, Sam Weller intermingles with the Nupkins' servant folk. There he meets the most charming girl and instantly falls lovesick to her. What is her name?
15. Yes or no: In chapter 26 Pickwick attempts to directly confront Mrs. Bardell about the impending court case between the two of them.
16. For the first time in chapter 27 Sam Weller meets with his mother-in-law (or stepmom in today's terms). With her is an overbearing gentleman of the cloth named Stiggins, who is constantly described as having what feature?
17. After permanently taking his leave of Mrs. Bardell's place, at which inn does Pickwick make his new London headquarters?
18. We discover in chapter 28 that Mrs. Arabella Allen has taken a fancy to which of the Pickwickians?
19. In the story of the Sexton (of chapter 29), featuring Gabriel Grub, what sort of creatures does this poor fellow encounter?
20. For the first time in chapter 30 Pickwick and friends make the acquaintance of Bob Sawyer and Benjamin Allen. These two young men are members of what profession?
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