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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 demand does Adam make of Arthur in Chapter 28?
(a) That he go to the judge to admit his guilt.
(b) That he break off his marriage engagement.
(c) That he break things off with Hetty.
(d) That he leave town forever.

2. What is the title of Chapter Chapter 47?
(a) "The Last Moment."
(b) "Links."
(c) "The Hall Farm."
(d) "A Crisis."

3. Who arrives with a stay-of-execution order in the end of Chapter 47?
(a) Lisbeth Bede.
(b) Will Maskery.
(c) Joshua Rann.
(d) Arthur Dunnithorne.

4. Who serves as a character witness to defend Hetty's character in her community in the trial in Chapter 43?
(a) Mr. Irwine.
(b) Mr. Gedge.
(c) Tom Hazelow.
(d) Jonathan Burge.

5. On what day of the week does Adam determine to set out to look for Hetty in Chapter 38?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens when Hetty's sentence is delivered in Chapter 43?

2. At what time does Adam suggest to Mr. Massey that they go to the prison in Chapter 46?

3. Where is "Bony" said to have come back from in Chapter 33?

4. What is the title of Chapter 29?

5. What day is it as Chapter 27 opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. How have Adam's circumstances changed in Chapter 33?

2. What is Adam's fate at the end of the novel? How does this come about?

3. What is Hetty's plan as she sets out from Windsor in Chapter 37?

4. How is Adam's dance with Hetty described in Chapter 26?

5. Where is Hetty journeying in Chapter 36? Why?

6. What is "deus ex machina" and how does it factor into Adam Bede?

7. How does Mrs. Poyser respond to the Old Squire Donnithorne's suggestions in Chapter 32?

8. What does Adam discover when he reaches Dinah's home in Snowfield in Chapter 38? What does he do?

9. How does Hetty obtain money in Windsor in Chapter 37?

10. With what is Hetty charged in court? What is the verdict?

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