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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. When does Dinah say her aunt that raised her died in Chapter 8?

2. What instrument does Joshua Rann play on the shady grass prior to the great dance in Chapter 25?

3. What does Mr. Irwine say they were building in Snowfield when he was last there in Chapter 8?

4. Who is the "whittaw" or saddler that entertains the men in the barn with the latest Treddleston gossip in Chapter 6?

5. What is referred to as the sublimest of races at the party in Chapter 25?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who comes to stay at the Bede home in Chapter 10? Why?

3. What conflicts emerge between Adam and his mother in Chapter 4?

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

5. What is seen in the exchange between Arthur and Adam in Chapter 16?

6. What does Mr. Irwine have a conversation about with a visitor in Chapter 5? Who is the visitor?

7. What is the setting of Chapter 6? What is taking place as the chapter opens?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters within the Poyser family. What is the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Poyser like? How are they related to Hetty and Dinah? What are the central motivations and concerns of Mr. and Mrs. Poyser?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Adam Bede and Arthur Donnithorne in the novel. How are these characters similar? How are they different? What is their relationship to one another like? What establishes each of their relationships to Hetty?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and discuss the character of Hetty Sorrel in Adam Bede. How old is Hetty when the novel opens? How is her appearance described? What are Hetty's primary motivations in the story? How does her character evolve?

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