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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 is becoming a problem for Lydgate in Chapter 47?

2. Who visits Rosamond as a friend but then upsets her, causing her to stay in bed, claiming illness?

3. What business made Bulstrode rich?

4. Who faints at the town meeting?

5. For whom does Fred begin working in Chapter 56?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the circumstances of Casaubon's death.

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

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

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

7. What does the narrator say in describing Dorothea's character?

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

9. Summarize the rest of Dorothea and Ladislaw's life together.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Bulstrode and Ladislaw. Why is their relationship so slanderous? How is Ladislaw different from his grandfather? Is there any resemblance? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

There are many examples of symbolism in the novel; for examples, the keys Featherstone is holding when he dies, Fred's horse, and so on. Analyze the author's use of these symbols and what their use contributes to the novel as a whole. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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