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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. What is referred to as the sublimest of races at the party in Chapter 25?
(a) The donkey race.
(b) The duck race.
(c) The sack race.
(d) The turtle race.

2. Who has Mr. Poyser gone to see about the wool in Chapter 7?
(a) Mr. Craig.
(b) Mr. West.
(c) Joshua Rann.
(d) Will Maskery.

3. Who is the "whittaw" or saddler that entertains the men in the barn with the latest Treddleston gossip in Chapter 6?
(a) Will Maskery.
(b) Mr. Goby.
(c) Mr. Craig.
(d) Joshua Rann.

4. Who is the Poysers' youngest daughter?
(a) Sara.
(b) Emily.
(c) Anna.
(d) Totty.

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) Arthur Young's books.
(b) Roger Roost's books.
(c) John Wesley's books.
(d) James Watkins's books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adam say Dinah has a face like in Chapter 11?

2. What is the title of Chapter 16?

3. How old is Mrs. Poyser described as in Chapter 6?

4. What religion is Adam's brother teased for being immersed in, in Chapter 1?

5. Who is Adam Bede's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How are Adam Bede and Arthur Donnithorne different?

5. What is the setting that is established in Chapter 1?

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

7. What games are described at the party in Chapter 25?

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

9. What is the party in celebration for in Chapter 24? Why is it significant?

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

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