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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. In Chapter 32, who does the Bishop decide to give the wardenship to?
(a) A stranger.
(b) Dr. Harding.
(c) Mr. Slope.
(d) Mr. Quiverful.

2. What does the Archdeacon give Eleanor as a present on her wedding day?
(a) A box of pearls.
(b) A sapphire bracelet.
(c) A cob.
(d) A pony chair.

3. Who does Mr. Arabin meet with in London to discuss his struggle with the Bishop?
(a) The Archbishop.
(b) Dr. Gwynne.
(c) Mr. Stanhope.
(d) Mr. Slope.

4. Who does Eleanor want to move in with her?
(a) Mr. Slope.
(b) A new maid.
(c) Charlotte.
(d) Her father.

5. What does Mr. Arabin tell the Archdeacon about Eleanor in Chapter 34?
(a) That she does not want to marry Mr. Slope.
(b) That she is trying to marry Mr. Slope.
(c) That she wants to run away.
(d) That she stole some of his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says they were "never so happy in their (lives)"?

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

3. Why doesn't the Archdeacon believe that Eleanor will marry Mr. Arabin?

4. How does Eleanor feel about the Stanhopes at the end of Chapter 42?

5. Why are the tenant farmers angry with the Lookalofts?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Mr. Arabin talk to the signora at the Thorne's party?

3. What role does Dr. Harding play in helping Mr. Arabin become Dean?

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

5. How do the Lookalofts go against the wishes of the Thornes at their party?

6. When the Archdeacon runs into Mrs. Quiverful in Chapter 50, what does he say to her?

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

8. What does Mr. Slope do in Chapter 32 to try to become Dean of Barchester Cathedral?

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

10. Why do the conservatives of Barchester fear that Mr. Slope will become the next Dean of Barchester Cathedral?

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