9082. Dickens described the smoke of industrialized Coketown as
A. the serpents of smoke
B. dark and evil
C. the industrial smoke
D. the deathly smoke
✅ The correct answer is option D.
9085. Stephen Blackpool could not divorce his wife because divorce was
A. not permitted
B. accepted as a sin
C. denied by her wife
D. not affordable for the poor
✅ The correct answer is option C.
9088. In Hard Times Thomas Gradgrind is described as a man of
A. facts and calculations
B. dreams and aspirations
C. facts and discipline
D. wisdom and knowledge
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9091. _____ is the common name given to the poor Coketown factory workers
A. Combination
B. Hands
C. Labors
D. Unions
✅ The correct answer is option B.
9054. Who is the first character to speak in the novel Hard Times?
A. Bounderby
B. Mr Gradgrind
C. Sissy
D. Bitzer
✅ The correct answer is option B.
9057. At the beginning of the story Mr Gradgrind calls the pupils by numbers. What number is Sissy Jupe?
A. ten
B. twenty
C. thirty
D. Forty
✅ The correct answer is option B.
9060. Thomas Gradgrind was a man of
A. Realities
B. Little Faith
C. Facts
D. Wit
✅ The correct answer is option C.
9089. What is Bounderby’s son’s name?
A. Bitzer
B. Tom
C. James Harthouse
D. Bounderby has no son
✅ The correct answer is option D.
9055. About how much money is stolen from the bank in Hard Times?
A. 150 pounds
B. 3,000 pounds
C. 40,000 pounds
D. 128,000 pounds
✅ The correct answer is option A.
9058. In the novel Hard Times, who runs the circus?
A. Sleary
B. Bitzer
C. Mrs. Pegler
D. Sissy’s father
✅ The correct answer is option A.