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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. Who is Bill's cousin that reads well, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
(a) Tom Hazelow.
(b) Will Maskery.
(c) Jonathan Burge.
(d) Joshua Rann.

2. What instrument does Joshua Rann play on the shady grass prior to the great dance in Chapter 25?
(a) Bagpipes.
(b) Flute.
(c) Fiddle.
(d) Saxophone.

3. Where does Jonathan Burge live?
(a) Hayslope.
(b) Stoniton.
(c) Eagleton.
(d) Windsor.

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

5. Who is Mr. Irwine's friend whose books have inspired Arthur Dunnithorne to put farmers in better management of their land in Chapter 16?
(a) Roger Roost's books.
(b) John Wesley's books.
(c) Arthur Young's books.
(d) James Watkins's books.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How long does Mr. Irwine say it's been since Arthur has come to breakfast with him when he arrives in Chapter 16?

4. What has happened to Adam's father in Chapter 4?

5. Who is the gardener at the Chase that Hetty knows to be in love with her in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What relationship is established between Seth Bede and Dinah Morris in Chapter 3?

3. What thoughts preoccupy Adam in Chapter 19?

4. What do Dinah Morris and the Reverent Irwine discuss in Chapter 8?

5. How are Hetty and Dinah compared physically?

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

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

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

9. Who is Mr. Irvine and what is his position within the community of the main characters?

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

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