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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what day does the story open in Chapter 1?
(a) January 2, 1818.
(b) May 1, 1800.
(c) June 18, 1799.
(d) July 12, 1789.

2. What does Mr. Massey express a clear dislike for?
(a) Women.
(b) Cars.
(c) Reading.
(d) Horses.

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) Three guineas.
(b) One guinea.
(c) Six guineas.
(d) Two guineas.

4. How old is the elder Mr. Poyser said to be in Chapter 18?
(a) 91.
(b) 75.
(c) 69.
(d) 82.

5. What has happened to Adam's father in Chapter 4?
(a) He has been shot.
(b) He has been in a carriage accident.
(c) He has fallen into the water.
(d) He has been imprisoned.

6. What kind of paintings does the narrator claim to love which many lofty-minded people despise in Chapter 17?
(a) Italian paintings.
(b) Dutch paintings.
(c) American paintings.
(d) French paintings.

7. Who is the dairy-maid at the Poyser home?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sara.
(d) Anna.

8. Who is the landlord who wishes to talk with Mr. Poyser about raising horses in Chapter 6?
(a) Will Maskery.
(b) Joshua Rann.
(c) Arthur Donnithorne.
(d) Mr. Craig.

9. Whose barn is Adam going to look at in Chapter 16?
(a) Ross's barn.
(b) Bradwell's barn.
(c) Maskery's barn.
(d) Adkins's barn.

10. How old is Hetty said to be in Chapter 12?
(a) 17.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 15.

11. What religion is Adam's brother teased for being immersed in, in Chapter 1?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Episcopal.
(d) Baptist.

12. Where does Arthur ride his horse to after learning he cannot take the other horse to go on a fishing trip in Chapter 12?
(a) Treddleston.
(b) Norburne.
(c) Snowfield.
(d) Rosseter.

13. How old was Adam when he gave Arthur a ruler as a gift?
(a) 7.
(b) 11.
(c) 16.
(d) 9.

14. How old was Dinah when she began preaching, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?
(a) 12.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

15. Who is the gardener that Hetty claims to dislike in Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. Irwine.
(b) Mr. Massey.
(c) Mr. Craig.
(d) Will Maskery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mrs. Poyser doing in the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. Who is Mr. Irwine's sister that is described as an invalid?

3. Who is Adam Bede's brother?

4. Who replaced Mr. Irwine as rector after his death, according to the narrator in Chapter 17?

5. Who is Adam Bede's mother?

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