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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. Who arrives to see Hetty at prison in the beginning of Chapter 45?

2. What is the title of Chapter Chapter 47?

3. Where does the innkeeper say Arthur's militia has gone for a fortnight in Chapter 36?

4. How far is Snowfield from Adam's home?

5. What word from Chapter 27 means the action of appeasing a god, spirit, or person?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does John Olding testify on the stand in Chapter 43?

6. Why does Adam angrily confront Arthur in Chapter 27?

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

8. How is Adam's dance with Hetty described in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

Describe and discuss the plot structure of Adam Bede. What is the inciting event in this story? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the plot? Does the story have a "happy ending"? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss three examples of symbolism in Adam Bede. What does this symbol represent? What themes are associated with the symbol? How does this symbol relate to the characters and settings in the story?

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