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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21 - 25.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is referred to as the sublimest of races at the party in Chapter 25?
(a) The sack race.
(b) The duck race.
(c) The donkey race.
(d) The turtle race.

2. What is Bill's profession said to be in Chapter 21?
(a) He is a stone-sawyer.
(b) He is a carpenter.
(c) He is a baker.
(d) He is a cotton mill worker.

3. How much money has the old squire told Arthur he would pay Adam Bede as a weekly salary to be the superintentant of the woods in Chapter 22?
(a) One guinea.
(b) Three guineas.
(c) Two guineas.
(d) Six guineas.

4. How is Mrs. Poyser related to Dinah Morris?
(a) Mrs. Poyser is Dinah's aunt.
(b) Mrs. Poyser is Dinah's sister.
(c) Mrs. Poyser is Dinah's cousin.
(d) Mrs. Poyser is Dinah's mother.

5. How long ago does the narrator claim the events in this story took place in Chapter 17?
(a) 60 years ago.
(b) 30 years ago.
(c) 20 years ago.
(d) 50 years ago.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Adam's brother say he has got his hat and things waiting for him as he leaves the shop in Chapter 1?

2. Who does Mr. Massey describe Adam pummelling ten years ago over a bad shilling in Chapter 21?

3. Who is Mrs. Poyser's housemaid that she scolds severely in Chapter 6?

4. Who is Bill's cousin that reads well, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

5. What does Dinah learn about from Mr. Irwine in Chapter 8?

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