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Hard Times

by Charles Dickens

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Hard Times Overview Quiz

How should children be educated? One man thinks he knows for sure but his well-laid plans do not work out as he intends. Be sure you remember the details of the story of Thomas Grandgrind and his charges by taking the eNotes quiz for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. 

  1. With what is Thomas Gradgrind, the guest lecturer at the school, most concerned?

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  2. Mr. Bounderby and Mr. Gradgrind blame Sissy Jupe for Tom and Louisa's indiscretion. What action do they take against her?

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  3. Why does Sissy stay with the Gradgrid's despite her hardships and unhappiness?

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  4. How is Sissy faring at school under Mr. M’Choakumchild's direction?

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  5. With what two conditions does Gradgrind say Sissy must comply in order to stay?

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  6. What is Mr. Gradgrind shocked to find his own children, Tom and Louisa, doing?

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  7. What does Rachael prevent Stephen's wife from doing?

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  8. What does Tom say is the only good thing about working for "old Bounderby"?

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  9. Why does Sissy come to live with the Gradgrind's?

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  10. What advice does Stephen Blackwell seek from Mr. Bounderby?

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