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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 visits Rosamond as a friend but then upsets her, causing her to stay in bed, claiming illness?
(a) Ladislaw.
(b) Mrs. Bulstrode.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Mary Garth.

2. Rosamond raises how many children, alone?
(a) Three.
(b) None.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

3. When Rosamond and Lydgate argue over her actions, what does she tell Lydgate?
(a) She wishes she had died with the baby.
(b) She will not interfere anymore.
(c) She wants to move back in with her family.
(d) She will not allow him to disgrace her with debt.

4. Who remains unsure about the extent of Lydgate's involvement in Raffles' death?
(a) Farebrother.
(b) Rosamond.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Bulstrode.

5. Dorothea becomes upset when the Farebrother women talk about what?
(a) Rosamond's illness.
(b) The gossip concerning Lydgate.
(c) The gossip concerning Bulstrode.
(d) Their fondness for Ladislaw.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lydgate give Rosamond to help her feel better?

3. Who assures Ladislaw that everything has been cleared with Dorothea?

4. What do the ladies of Middlemarch say about Rosamond?

5. Mrs. Cadwallader tells Dorothea of the rumor that which two characters are having an affair?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mrs. Bulstrode's reaction to what Mr. Vincy tells her about her husband?

2. What happens when Dorothea goes to visit Rosamond?

3. What happens when Dorothea dines with Farebrother, his mother, and his aunt?

4. Describe Ladislaw's visit to the Lowick church.

5. With what information does Raffles attempt to blackmail Bulstrode?

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

7. What happens between Bulstrode and Ladislaw in Chapter 61?

8. Describe the circumstances of Casaubon's death.

9. How does Rosamond lose her baby?

10. Describe the reunion between Dorothea and Ladislaw.

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