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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Arabin feel about reform in the church?
(a) He is against it.
(b) He believes a little reform is good.
(c) He is for it.
(d) He ignores it.

2. What is Eleanor doing when Mr. Slope comes to visit her in Chapter 16?
(a) Playing with her son.
(b) Getting dressed.
(c) Making lunch.
(d) Talking to her father.

3. How does Eleanor feel when she finds out that Mr. Arabin thinks she will marry Mr. Slope?
(a) Hurt.
(b) Confused.
(c) Worried.
(d) Excited.

4. How does Mrs. Quiverful get to the Proudie's?
(a) She takes a horse.
(b) She hitches a ride.
(c) She walks.
(d) She steals a car.

5. What makes the Archdeacon feel that Eleanor has disgraced herself?
(a) Because she gambled away her money.
(b) Because she is friends with the signora.
(c) Because she has been dating two men.
(d) Because she receives letters from Mr. Slope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Archdeacon's home known as?

2. Who does Eleanor begin to befriend in Chapter 21?

3. How does Eleanor take part in a discussion about Mr. Slope with Mrs. Grantly?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what does the Archdeacon feel the church of Barchester needs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miss Thorne show that she is behind the times while having lunch with Mr. Arabin, the Archdeacon, and Eleanor?

2. How does Mr. Arabin discover that he is in love with Eleanor?

3. What makes the evening at the Stanhopes in Chapter 19 complicated for Mr. Slope?

4. What role does Mr. Slope play in the Proudie's discussion of the wardenship position in Chapters 25 and 26?

5. What does Mr. Slope write in his letter to Eleanor in Chapter 27?

6. What does the Archdeacon tell Eleanor about her relationship with Mr. Slope?

7. How does Bertie act at the Proudie's party in Chapter 11?

8. Explain the relationship of power between Dr. Proudie, Mrs. Proudie, and Mr. Slope as described in Chapter 3.

9. How do Dr. Harding and Eleanor respond to each other when they discuss Sunday school in Chapter 13?

10. How are the Thornes contrasted with the clergy of Barchester?

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