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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. What does Adam go to retrieve for Arthur from the big house in Chapter 28?

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

3. Who arrives with a stay-of-execution order in the end of Chapter 47?

4. How much money does the innkeeper offer to advance her with her jewels as collateral in Chapter 37?

5. What is the title of Chapter 35?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How is the conflict between Adam and Arthur resolved in Chapter 28?

6. What does Hetty request of Mr. Poyser in Chapter 31? Why? How does he respond?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Arthur Donnithorne in Adam Bede. What is this character's role in his community? How is he regarded by others? What are his primary motivations in the story? How does this character connect to the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of religion in Adam Bede. What is the main religion of the inhabitants of Hayslope? How is Methodism perceived by these characters? When did Methodism emerge? How is it portrayed in the novel?

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