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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. Who breaks the news of Dorothea and Ladislaw's impending marriage to the Chettams?
(a) Ladislaw.
(b) Mr. Brooke.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Lydgate.

2. With whom does Ladislaw become friends?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Fred Vincy.
(c) Casaubon.
(d) Lydgate.

3. In order to be with Ladislaw, Dorothea renounces her need for what?
(a) The need for approval from the residents of Middlemarch.
(b) Maintaining a friendship with Lydgate.
(c) Performing charitable services at the hospital.
(d) Her inheritance from Casaubon.

4. Rosamond insisted on having what items, putting Lydgate in debt as a result?
(a) Horses.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Clothing.
(d) Household items.

5. What do the ladies of Middlemarch say about Rosamond?
(a) Her expectations are reasonable, and Lydgate should work harder to meet them.
(b) She should get a job if she wants nice things.
(c) She is a spoiled brat.
(d) She is trying to maintain a lifestyle her husband cannot support.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition affects Rosamond in Chapter 47?

2. Who sees Lydgate at the pool hall?

3. What item is discarded, signaling the end of Dorothea's mourning period?

4. How old is Dorothea when she becomes a widow?

5. Where do Dorothea and Ladislaw live after their marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorothea pledge to Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 76?

2. What is Rosamond's response when Lydgate confesses all of his debts?

3. How does Rosamond lose her baby?

4. What is Mr. Garth's plan to right the wrongs bestowed on Fred Vincy by Featherstone?

5. What is Mrs. Cadwallader's advice to mourning Dorothea?

6. What revelation does Mrs. Garth make to Fred Vincy?

7. How does Rosamond keep her home from being sold?

8. What do Dorothea and Rosamond discuss?

9. Summarize the rest of Fred and Mary's life together.

10. What is Lydgate's diagnosis and prescription for Raffles?

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