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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 does Hetty say she is going to look for to the innkeeper in Stoniton in Chapter 36?

2. What is the title of Chapter 37?

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

4. With whom does Miss Irwine dance for the first dance in Chapter 26?

5. Where does the second driver take Hetty after she's left Stoniton in Chapter 36?

Short Essay Questions

1. With what is Hetty charged in court? What is the verdict?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Hetty's fate in the end of the novel? How does this come about?

8. How long does it take Hetty to reach her destination in Chapter 36? What does she learn once she arrives?

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

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

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 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 importance of setting in Adam Bede. What is the main setting of this novel? During what time period does the story take place? Could this story be told in a different setting? How would that change the narrative?

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