Questions in this quiz: Charles Dickens

Dickens's Victorian novels. Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Bleak House, A Christmas Carol. Characters, opening lines, and social themes.

1. In 'Bleak House', what is the name of the interminable Chancery lawsuit whose endless legal fees consume the entire estate it concerns? — Options: Jarndyce and Jarndyce, Doe v. Tulkinghorn, Smallweed v. Krook, Dedlock and Carstone
2. Which novel opens with the line, 'Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show'? — Options: Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Bleak House
3. In 'A Tale of Two Cities', what occupation does Jerry Cruncher pursue as a secret nighttime trade? — Options: Smuggler of French wine, Resurrection man (body snatcher), Forger of bank notes, Spy for the French aristocracy
4. In 'Great Expectations', what is the source of Pip's mysterious fortune, revealed late in the novel? — Options: Miss Havisham's secret bequest, His sister's hidden inheritance, The convict Abel Magwitch, Jaggers's investment on his behalf
5. In 'Oliver Twist', what is the surname of the kindly gentleman who first takes Oliver in after the handkerchief incident at the bookstall? — Options: Brownlow, Maylie, Losberne, Grimwig
6. In which order were these four novels first published as complete books? — Options: Oliver Twist, David Copperfield, Bleak House, Great Expectations, David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, Bleak House, David Copperfield, Great Expectations, Bleak House, Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, David Copperfield
7. Which 'Bleak House' character is a baleful, gin-soaked dealer in rags and bones who meets a notoriously bizarre end in his shop? — Options: Mr. Tulkinghorn, Mr. Krook, Mr. Smallweed, Mr. Guppy