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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Arthur attend college?
(a) Cambridge University.
(b) University of Wales.
(c) Oxford University.
(d) Exeter University.

2. 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.

3. At what time is the great dance set to begin at the party in Chapter 25?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 8:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 6:00.

4. Who is the butler at the Chase Farm that instructs Adam to dine upstairs with the large tenants in Chapter 23?
(a) Tom Hazelow.
(b) Mr. Mills.
(c) Joshua Rann.
(d) Will Maskery.

5. Who is the Treddleston grocer?
(a) Mr. Dingall.
(b) Mr. Gedge.
(c) Mr. Ryde.
(d) Mr. Casson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Adam when he gave Arthur a ruler as a gift?

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

3. Who pays a visit to Mr. Irwine in Chapter 5?

4. Where does Arthur Donnithorne intend to go fishing for a week in the beginning of Chapter 12?

5. Who is Hetty traveling to visit for lessons in lace-mending in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Adam Bede and Arthur Donnithorne different?

2. What conflicts emerge between Adam and his mother in Chapter 4?

3. From what narrative perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story told?

4. Who comes to stay at the Bede home in Chapter 10? Why?

5. What event takes place in Chapter 18? Where does the event occur?

6. What exchange takes place between Hetty and Arthur in Chapter 7?

7. What is the setting of Chapter 6? What is taking place as the chapter opens?

8. Who comes to visit the home of the Poysers in Chapter 6? Why?

9. How are Hetty and Dinah compared physically?

10. How does Chapter 17 diverge from other chapters in the novel?

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