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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom does Adam go to the upstairs dining room for dinner in Chapter 23?

2. When does Mrs. Poyser tell Hetty church begins in the beginning of Chapter 18?

3. Who pays a visit to Mr. Irwine in Chapter 5?

4. Who is the Treddleston grocer?

5. What payment did Adam ask Miss Liddy for the screen that he made her, upsetting the old squire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Mr. Massey's thoughts on women and marriage?

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

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

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

5. What exchange takes place between Hetty and Arthur in Chapter 7?

6. From what narrative perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story told?

7. How are Adam Bede and Arthur Donnithorne different?

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

9. How is Seth Bede compared to his brother Adam in the opening in Chapter 1?

10. What relationship is established between Seth Bede and Dinah Morris in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the roles of women in late 18th-century England and examine why they are important to the plot of Adam Bede. What were the expectations for women such as Hetty and Dinah? In what ways do these characters challenge those expectations? What are the outcomes of those challenges?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the style of dialogue in Adam Bede. With what dialect do the characters speak? How does the author use dialogue to delineate the different classes of the characters? How does the dialogue of the characters reflect upon their intelligence and morals?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the roles of class and status in Adam Bede. How are the different classes of individuals determined by the community of Hayslope? What are the lives like within these different classes? Why do class and status play a major role in the plot of the novel?

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