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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Mr. Brooke stop to talk while touring his estate?
(a) Casaubon.
(b) Bulstrode.
(c) Cadwallader.
(d) Dagley.

2. Will and Adolf convince Dorothea and Casaubon to do what?
(a) End their honeymoon early.
(b) Go with them to France.
(c) Loan them money.
(d) Sit for a portrait.

3. Farebrother reveals that Fred plans to study to become what?
(a) Banker.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Clergyman.

4. Why does Mr. Brooke disapprove of Dorothea's engagement to Casaubon?
(a) He thinks Casaubon is too old.
(b) He thinks Dorothea is too young to marry.
(c) He wants Celia to marry before Dorothea.
(d) He wants Dorothea to remain unmarried.

5. Lydgate compares himself to physicians of old who did what?
(a) Exhumed corpses to study anatomy.
(b) Refused to treat poor patients.
(c) Used unsterilized instruments.
(d) Dissected animals.

6. Chapter 15 provides a brief biography of which character?
(a) Lydgate.
(b) Mary.
(c) Fred.
(d) Bulstrode.

7. What event is upcoming in Middlemarch at the beginning of Chapter 37?
(a) Independence Day.
(b) Elections.
(c) County fair.
(d) Christmas.

8. How does Featherstone feel about Mary giving up her savings?
(a) He admires her kindness.
(b) He thinks she should stop being so selfless.
(c) He envies her charitable spirit.
(d) He feels guilty for not loaning Fred the money himself.

9. Why does Sir James Chettam come to the dinner party at Tipton Grange?
(a) To steal from the Brookes.
(b) To court Dorothea.
(c) To discuss business with Mr. Brooke.
(d) To court Celia.

10. To pay off his debts, Fred decides to sell what?
(a) Home.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Horse.

11. What does Will want to do in the future?
(a) Get an education.
(b) Become a nobleman.
(c) Travel abroad.
(d) Learn a trade.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 16, the people of Middlemarch are gossiping about the appointment of a _________ for the new hospital.
(a) Head nurse.
(b) Chaplain.
(c) Head surgeon.
(d) Director.

13. Whom does Mr. Brooke hire to write his speeches?
(a) Will Ladislaw.
(b) Bulstrode.
(c) Lydgate.
(d) Casaubon.

14. Fred Vincy is what relation of Rosamond?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her cousin.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her uncle.

15. What does Mr. Vincy want Bulstrode to do?
(a) Pay him back.
(b) Write a letter.
(c) Come to dinner.
(d) Loan him money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Brooke refuse to talk politics with his guest?

2. What happens to Fred after he visits Mary?

3. Regarding Dorothea, Sir Chettam seeks whose counsel?

4. Where is the funeral service held?

5. Lydgate and Rosamond agree that one of the drawbacks of living in a rural area is that there are so few good:

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