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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Garth receive in the mail?

2. What business does Mr. Brooke purchase?

3. Dorothea chooses a room at Lowick that used to belong to which relative of Casaubon?

4. Where is Dorothea at the beginning of Chapter 39?

5. What is the subject of Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dorothea and Will talk about during Will's visit?

2. Describe Lydgate's role in the appointment of the new chaplain.

3. What reasons does Ladislaw give Naumann for being tired of art lessons?

4. What are the objections that the men of Middlemarch express about the way Lydgate practices medicine?

5. How do Mr. Brooke and Casaubon feel about Ladislaw in Chapter 37?

6. Describe how Dorothea, Mr. Brooke, and Celia, respectively, feel about Dorothea's engagement to Casaubon.

7. What is the purpose of Dorothea's first visit to Lowick? What happens there?

8. Why does Lydgate visit Lowick in Chapter 42?

9. What happens when Sir Chettam goes to see Mr. Cadwallader?

10. Why is Dorothea saddened while on her honeymoon?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Dorothea and Lydgate and their charity work. How does their altruism manifest itself? What is each character's motivation to do good deeds? How is each character rewarded for his or her charitable acts? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Both Rosamond and Dorothea rebel against their husbands but in very different ways. Compare their characters. How are their methods of rebellion different? Does their rebellion get equal results, or is one more effective than the other at circumventing her husband's wishes? How does their rebellion affect the way they are seen by the community? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

In the prologue, the author begins by relating the tale of St. Theresa. As the main character of the novel, what resemblance does Dorothea bear to this saint? Is it an appropriate comparison? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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