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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does John tell Beatrice when he returns home?
(a) He knows the children are a result of incest.
(b) He wants to renew his wedding vows.
(c) He wants a divorce.
(d) He wants to return to his medical practice.

2. Where had John gone to visit his father?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Scotland.
(d) England.

3. What eventually kills Mama?
(a) An overdose of laudanum.
(b) A stab wound.
(c) A stroke.
(d) An aneurysm.

4. How does Richard almost die when out with Beatrice one day?
(a) He is stung by wasps.
(b) His carriage is struck by lightning.
(c) He swallows a bell from his rattle.
(d) He falls from his horse.

5. Why does Beatrice tell Dr. Rose to keep John a little bit longer even though he is well enough to come home?
(a) Celia is ill.
(b) There is influenza at home.
(c) She is renovating his room.
(d) She is planning a surprise party for him.

6. Whose presence does Beatrice now feel near her?
(a) Her father's.
(b) Her mother's.
(c) Ralph's.
(d) John's.

7. How does Beatrice stage a premature birth?
(a) Falling down stairs.
(b) A riding accident.
(c) An accident in the library.
(d) Collapsing in the garden.

8. What is held on the last day of the wheat harvest?
(a) A picnic.
(b) A feast.
(c) A dance.
(d) A church service.

9. What job does Beatrice offer the town's workers who refuse to do it?
(a) Planting wheat.
(b) Fencing in the Common.
(c) Making wine.
(d) Shoeing horses.

10. What does John remind Beatrice is coming?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Retribution.
(c) Better days.
(d) Death.

11. Why do the people at the feast eat so little food?
(a) Hardly anyone shows up.
(b) Their bellies are shrunken from starvation.
(c) They would rather drink.
(d) They don't like the food selections.

12. Who does the wheat doll resemble this year?
(a) Julia and Richard.
(b) Beatrice and Harry.
(c) Celia.
(d) John.

13. What causes Mama to pass out in the library?
(a) Seeing Beatrice and Harry making love.
(b) She gets up from her chair too quickly.
(c) A statue falls on her head.
(d) Paint fumes overwhelm her.

14. To what does John admit he was nearly addicted?
(a) Laudanum.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Cocaine.

15. Why are the people of Wideacre suffering this winter?
(a) Influenza is running rampant.
(b) War has broken out.
(c) There are no winter jobs at Wideacre.
(d) The plague is killing many people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Beatrice wants the best for Wideacre but is ultimately destroying it in her zeal. What is this literary technique called?

2. Who is the doctor who helps people recover from alcohol addiction?

3. What does Celia say about the house at Wideacre?

4. What do the people call the area of the cemetery where suicides are buried?

5. What does Beatrice think needs to happen so that things can return to normal at Wideacre?

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