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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. At what time does the narrator describe Dinah getting out of bed in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) 6:00.
(b) 4:30.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 7:30.

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

3. What is Adam working to complete in Chapter 4?
(a) A coffin.
(b) A chair.
(c) A door.
(d) A dresser.

4. Who is Mrs. Poyser's housemaid that she scolds severely in Chapter 6?
(a) Maria.
(b) Molly.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sarah.

5. With whom does Adam go to the upstairs dining room for dinner in Chapter 23?
(a) Tom Hazelow.
(b) Bartle Massey.
(c) Joshua Rann.
(d) Will Maskery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Mr. Irwine doing in the opening of Chapter 5?

2. How is Mrs. Poyser related to Dinah Morris?

3. Who is Mr. Irwine's friend whose books have inspired Arthur Dunnithorne to put farmers in better management of their land in Chapter 16?

4. What is the name of Bartle Massey's dog?

5. Where does Arthur ride his horse to after learning he cannot take the other horse to go on a fishing trip in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Seth Bede compared to his brother Adam in the opening in Chapter 1?

3. What does carpentry symbolize in the novel?

4. What does Adam's mother plead of him in Chapter 11? Why?

5. How is Mrs. Poyser's character described when she is introduced in Chapter 6?

6. What Christian denomination is central in the novel? Why?

7. What is happening at Bartle Massey's home when Adam arrives in Chapter 21?

8. Why does Arthur go to see Mr. Irwine in Chapter 16? Does he achieve his mission?

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

10. What does Mr. Irwine have a conversation about with a visitor in Chapter 5? Who is the visitor?

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