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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. When does Arthur tell Hetty to meet him in woods tomorrow as they dance in Chapter 26?
(a) 10:00.
(b) 7:00.
(c) 9:00.
(d) 8:00.

2. Who does Mr. Massey say everyone felt for on the stand in Chapter 42?
(a) Dinah Morris.
(b) Jonathan Burge.
(c) Tom Hazelow.
(d) Martin Poyser.

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

4. What is the title of Chapter 33?
(a) "A Crisis."
(b) "The Hidden Dread."
(c) "The Betrothal."
(d) "More Links."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose letter informs Arthur of Hetty's imprisonment in Chapter 44?

2. Who rides in the carriage with Hetty as they take her to execution in Chapter 47?

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

4. On what day of the week does Chapter 34 open?

5. What does Arthur take from the room and hide in his pocket while Adam has gone to the big house in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What arrangement is reached between Hetty and Adam in Chapter 34?

2. Why does Adam go to Hall Farm in Chapter 30? What does he do there?

3. What does Adam learn from Mr. Irwine in Chapter 39? How does he respond?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Mr. Massey go to Stoniton in Chapter 40?

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