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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relation is Celia to Dorothea?
(a) Sister.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Mother.
(d) Aunt.

2. Regarding Dorothea, Sir Chettam seeks whose counsel?
(a) Casaubon's.
(b) Mr. Cadwallader's.
(c) Celia's.
(d) Mr. Brooke's.

3. Where does Chapter 13 take place?
(a) Tipton Grange.
(b) Mr. Bulstrode's office.
(c) Lydgate's office.
(d) Stone Court.

4. What will make Dorothea feel better?
(a) Going to a spa.
(b) Being home.
(c) Talking to a clergyman.
(d) Spending a week in the hospital.

5. Where is Dorothea at the beginning of Chapter 39?
(a) Lowick.
(b) Freshitt.
(c) Tipton.
(d) Stone Court.

6. In the beginning of Chapter 4, from where are Dorothea and Celia returning?
(a) A visit to Edward Casaubon's estate.
(b) A visit to Sir Chettam's estate.
(c) The bank.
(d) The market.

7. What does Mr. Brooke show Dorothea upon her return to Tipton?
(a) His new horse.
(b) A letter.
(c) Plans for a house.
(d) An injury.

8. What does Will Ladislaw bring to the funeral?
(a) His fiancee.
(b) His friend from Rome.
(c) The portrait of the Casaubons in Rome.
(d) Flowers for the family of the deceased.

9. To whom does Lydgate announce his marriage plans?
(a) Casaubon.
(b) Sir Chettam.
(c) Mr. Brooke.
(d) Farebrother.

10. By the end of Chapter 21, what is Edward's primary emotion regarding Will?
(a) Admiration.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Disdain.
(d) Remorse.

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

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

13. Why does Chettam recommend Lydgate to Dorothea?
(a) He has a vested interest in Lydgate's success.
(b) He likes Casaubon and pities him.
(c) He feels a brotherly sympathy for Dorothea.
(d) Lydgate pays him for referrals.

14. In the opening chapters, what is Dorothea's charitable project?
(a) Tutoring schoolchildren.
(b) Volunteering at an orphanage.
(c) Designing cottages for the poor.
(d) Raising money for hospitals.

15. What about Lydgate is seen as scandalous by the other doctors in Middlemarch?
(a) His lack of thorough examination.
(b) The shabbiness of his office.
(c) His desire to autopsy corpses.
(d) His level of care.

Short Answer Questions

1. What feminine pastime does Dorothea deem wasteful?

2. Whom does Mr. Brooke hire to write his speeches?

3. Who has the tie breaking vote for the chaplain's appointment?

4. Dorothea is awed and intimidated by what characteristic of Casaubon?

5. The dinner party guests question Mr. Brooke about his endorsement of which new professional in town?

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