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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) Oxford University.
(b) Cambridge University.
(c) University of Wales.
(d) Exeter University.

2. What is Mrs. Poyser doing in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Sweeping.
(b) Milking cows.
(c) Ironing.
(d) Baking.

3. When does Adam say his father's funeral will be in Chapter 16?
(a) Monday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Tuesday.

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

5. How long does Mr. Irwine say it's been since Arthur has come to breakfast with him when he arrives in Chapter 16?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Marty say his mother would give him to find the speckled turkey's nest in Chapter 18?

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

5. Who is Sandy Jim's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. What thoughts preoccupy Adam in Chapter 19?

2. How are Hetty and Dinah compared physically?

3. How is Adam Bede described in the opening in Chapter 1?

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

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

6. What does carpentry symbolize in the novel?

7. How are Adam Bede and Arthur Donnithorne different?

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

9. What can be discerned about the relationship between Adam and Seth in Chapter 1?

10. What misconception does Adam have when he encounters Hetty in Chapter 20?

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