1.    What is the occupation of Sydney Carton in “A Tale of Two Cities”? - A Barrister.

2.    Who was Jacob Marley’s partner? – Ebenezer Scrooge (A Christmas Carol).

3.    Who was the Headmaster of Dotheboys Hall? - Wackford Squeers.

4.    In which of Dickens’ novels do the following characters appear, [a] Uriah Heep, [b] Pecksniff, [c] Gradgrind, [d] Robin Toodle and [e] Mrs Bardell?- [a] “David Copperfield”, [b] “Martin Chuzzlewit”, [c] “Hard Times”, [d] “Dombey & Sons” and [e] “The Pickwick Papers”.

5.    In “Oliver Twist” what was the Artful Dodger’s real name? - Jack Dawkins.

6.    Who is the main character in “Great Expectations”? - Philip Pirrip [Pip].

7.    Which long running court case is at the heart of “Bleak House”? - Jamdyce vs. Jamdyce.

8.    Who is found dead in the Thames in the opening chapters of “Our Mutual Friend”? - John Harmon.

9.    Who is Mr Pickwick’s valet in “Pickwick Papers”? - Sam Weller.

10. What historical events form the background to “Barnaby Rudge”? - The Gordon Riots.

11. Who lives at “The Old Curiosity Shop” at the beginning of the novel? – Nell Trent and her maternal Grandfather [never given a name].

12. Which of Dickens’ novels was subtitled “The Parish Boy’s Progress”? - “Oliver Twist”.

13. In “A Tale of Two Cities” who uses knitting as a form of communication the names of people she will have killed? – Madame Defarge.

14. Where was Little Dorrit born? – In Marshalsea debtors prison.

15. What was the occupation of Joe Gargery in “Great Expectations”? - A Blacksmith.

16. What was the fate of the following characters, [a] Bill Sikes (Oliver Twist), [b] Ham (David Copperfield), [c] Squeers (Nicholas Nickleby), [d] Compeyson (Great Expectations) and [e] Sydney Carton (A Tale of Two Cities)? – [a] Accidently hangs himself, [b] Drowned while attempting to rescue James Steerforth, [d]Drown by Magwitch and [e]Guillotined.

17. Of whom was it said “he’d make a lovely corpse”? – Jonas Chuzzelwit.

18. Who is the main female character in “Bleak House”? - Esther Summerson.

19. In “Oliver Twist” who finally adopts Oliver? - Mrs Brownlow.

20. Who is the uncle of Edwin Drood that Dickens’ final novel centres on? - John Jasper.