Top 50+ Solved Hard Times - Charles Dickens MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Sissy believes her father abandoned her for what reason?
a. Her own best interest
b. To elope with a Frenchwoman
c. Grief over her mother’s death
d. A desire to see the world
Q. Which of the following characters dies during the course of the novel Hard Times?
a. Sleary
b. Mrs. Gradgrind
c. Gradgrind
d. James Harthouse
Q. Who is Kidderminster?
a. A circus worker who dresses up as Cupid
b. Mr. Gradgrind’s fellow Member of Parliament
c. Sissy’s father
d. The Hand who organizes the workers’ union
Q. What does Rachael find that leads her to believe Stephen has been murdered?
a. A trail of bloody footprints
b. A note from the killer
c. His hat, abandoned in a field
d. An empty bottle of poison
Q. How does Stephen in Hard Times die?
a. He is crushed by factory machinery
b. A fall into Old Hell Shaft
c. Murder
d. Malnutrition as a result of poverty
Q. In the novel Hard Times, who runs the circus?
a. Sleary
b. Bitzer
c. Mrs. Pegler
d. Sissy’s father
Q. 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
Q. Which character in Hard Times is a Member of Parliament?
a. Bounderby
b. Mr. McChoakumchild
c. Bitzer
d. Gradgrind