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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 16, what causes a rift in Mr. Slope's relationship with Mrs. Proudie?
(a) The plans for the cathedral.
(b) Her friendship with Eleanor.
(c) Her money.
(d) The wardenship.

2. At the party in Chapter 11, what do Bertie and the Bishop discuss?
(a) Barchester's debt.
(b) A new cathedral.
(c) Religious conversions.
(d) Foreign currency.

3. Who does Dr. Harding go to in order to discuss the issue of Sunday school?
(a) The Archdeacon.
(b) The Bishop.
(c) Mrs. Proudie.
(d) Mr. Slope.

4. When does "Barchester Towers" begin?
(a) 1780's.
(b) 1850's.
(c) 1840's.
(d) 1790's.

5. How does the author describe the Thornes?
(a) Shy.
(b) Very modern.
(c) Old-fashioned.
(d) Argumentative.

6. Who does Eleanor defend in Chapter 18 when she discusses the wardenship with her father and the Archdeacon?
(a) The signora.
(b) Mr. Slope.
(c) The Archdeacon.
(d) The Bishop.

7. In Chapter 1, who dies?
(a) Dr. Grantly, Sr.
(b) Dr. Proudie.
(c) The Archdeacon.
(d) Dr. Harding.

8. What does Mrs. Quiverful tell Mrs. Proudie about that makes Mrs. Proudie want to help her?
(a) The Quiverful's gambling debts.
(b) The Quiverful's sick son.
(c) The Quiverful's broken carriage.
(d) The Quiverful's poverty.

9. What makes Mr. Slope's relationship with the signora complicated?
(a) She is disinterested in him.
(b) She lives far away.
(c) She is ill.
(d) She is married.

10. How does the Archdeacon feel about the Proudies when he meets them in Chapter 5?
(a) He has no opinion of them.
(b) He is unsure they will succeed.
(c) He disapproves of them.
(d) He approves of them.

11. What do the Proudies do when they return from London in Chapter 10?
(a) Move to a new house.
(b) Invite the Stanhopes over.
(c) Confront the church officials.
(d) Throw a party.

12. Who does Mr. Arabin meet at a party at the Stanhope's in Chapter 24?
(a) His cousin.
(b) The signora.
(c) The Bishop.
(d) The Archdeacon.

13. Where is Mr. Slope a tutor?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

14. When the Bishop confronts Mrs. Proudie about the position of warden, what happens?
(a) He concedes to her opinion.
(b) He changes her mind.
(c) He feels he got nowhere with her.
(d) He left the room angrily.

15. What happens to the Archdeacon's meeting with the Bishop about the wardenship in Chapter 18?
(a) It was interrupted.
(b) It was delayed.
(c) It was one-sided.
(d) It was denied.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Archdeacon want as warden of Hiram's Hospital?

2. How does Mrs. Proudie feel after her visit with Mrs. Quiverful in Chapter 25?

3. What makes the Archdeacon feel that Eleanor has disgraced herself?

4. What does Eleanor think when Mr. Slope comes to visit her to show his support for her father as warden?

5. In Chapter 1, what position needs to be filled?

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