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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. On what date did Hetty come to Sarah Stone's home for lodging, according to her testimony?

2. Where does the narrator describe Hetty going to get some wedding things in Chapter 35?

3. What sentence is Hetty delivered in Chapter 43?

4. Where does Adam learn Dinah has gone when he arrives in Snowfield in Chapter 54?

5. Who does Arthur give his letter for Hetty to deliver to her in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What arrangement is reached between Hetty and Adam in Chapter 34?

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

5. Why does the Old Squire Donnithorne visit the Poyser home in Chapter 32?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the character of Adolphus Irwine in Adam Bede. What is Mr. Irwine's position within his community? How is he perceived by others? With whom is he close? What are his motivations in the novel?

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