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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Mr. Arabin's new job as Dean toasted?
(a) With a quiet dinner.
(b) With bumpers of claret.
(c) With champagne.
(d) With a trip to Plumstead.

2. How old is Johnny when Eleanor remarries?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. Where is Mr. Slope planning on working?
(a) At Mr. Quiverful's old church.
(b) A church in London.
(c) At Hiram's Hospital.
(d) At a newspaper in London.

4. Why does Mr. Slope quickly return to town at the end of Chapter 40?
(a) He couldn't be near Eleanor.
(b) He was feeling ignored at the party.
(c) The Dean has died.
(d) He was tired.

5. How does the Bishop treat Mr. Slope at the Thorne's party?
(a) The Bishop mocks Mr. Slope.
(b) The Bishop slights Mr. Slope.
(c) The Bishop hits Mr. Slope.
(d) The Bishop is kind to Mr. Slope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Slope plan to do at the Thorne's party?

2. What reason is given to Mr. Slope for his firing?

3. What article does Mr. Slope threaten to write?

4. What does the signora tell Eleanor at their meeting?

5. Where does Miss Thorne invite Mr. Arabin and Eleanor?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlotte suggest Bertie as a good person to defend Eleanor's honor?

2. How does Mrs. Proudie try to humiliate Mr. Slope in Chapter 51?

3. What factors make Mr. Arabin an agreeable candidate for Eleanor according to Dr. Harding?

4. What happens to Mr. Slope in London after being fired in Barchester?

5. How does Eleanor respond when Mr. Slope follows her at the Thorne's party?

6. What makes the gathering at the Thorne estate in Chapter 33 complicated for Eleanor?

7. What character does the author side with in regards to religion, and why?

8. What does the game of quintain mean to the Thornes?

9. When Mr. Slope visits in Chapter 46, what does the signora do to scare him away?

10. What happens in Chapter 39 when the Lookalofts join the upper class party?

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