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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 does the narrator describe Hetty going to get some wedding things in Chapter 35?
(a) Norburne.
(b) Treddleston.
(c) Snowfield.
(d) Rosseter.

2. With whose dairy management does Mr. Donnithorne say he has been unhappy for some time in Chapter 32?
(a) Mrs. Satchell's.
(b) Mrs. Burge's.
(c) Mrs. Casson's.
(d) Mrs. Gedge's.

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

4. In what month are Adam and Hetty set to wed in Chapter 35?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) March.
(d) April.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Adam resolve to ask for the first dance in Chapter 26?

2. Where does the innkeeper suggest Hetty go next after Stoniton to make it to her destination in Chapter 36?

3. How much money did Hetty set out with on her journey in Chapter 36?

4. Where is Arthur when he receives the letter of his father's death in Chapter 44?

5. What is the title of Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How long does it take Hetty to reach her destination in Chapter 36? What does she learn once she arrives?

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

4. What does Sarah Stone say on the stand in Chapter 43?

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

6. What is written in Arthur's letter in Chapter 31? How does Hetty respond to the letter?

7. What happens when Dinah goes to the prison in Chapter 45?

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

9. What happens as Adam prepares to dance with Hetty in Chapter 26?

10. Why does the Old Squire Donnithorne visit the Poyser home in Chapter 32?

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