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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. What does Mr. Slope learn about Eleanor when he is visiting Mr. Quiverful?
2. When the Bishop confronts Mrs. Proudie about the position of warden, what happens?
3. In Chapter 3, who is described as controlling what Dr. Proudie does?
4. What do the men do when Dr. Harding and Eleanor visit the Archdeacon?
5. How are the Thornes involved in the current political situation of Chapter 22?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the Archdeacon tell Eleanor about her relationship with Mr. Slope?
2. How does Bertie act at the Proudie's party in Chapter 11?
3. How do Dr. Harding and Eleanor respond to each other when they discuss Sunday school in Chapter 13?
4. In Chapter 2, what does the bill Parliament passes mean to Hiram's Hospital?
5. What happens when Mr. Slope visits with Eleanor Bold and Susan Grantly?
6. What makes the evening at the Stanhopes in Chapter 19 complicated for Mr. Slope?
7. What happens in Chapter 15 in regards to Mr. Slope and his role in filling the wardenship of Hiram's Hospital?
8. What does the Archdeacon plan to do in terms of the wardenship at the end of Chapter 18?
9. What does Mr. Slope write in his letter to Eleanor in Chapter 27?
10. How does Mr. Slope run his church?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
"Barchester Towers" is considered to be written in the style of realism. Describe this movement of literature and what makes this novel a good example of realism. What makes the novel not fit into the description of realism?
Essay Topic 2
The wardenship of Hiram's Hospital was a point of debate between the two factions of the church. What is the wardenship? Why is it so hotly debated? What is symbolic about this position and the hospital? Who would you say is a "casualty" of the wardenship debate, and why? Who wins the debate and what exactly do they win?
Essay Topic 3
At the end of "Barchester Towers" it appears that all the characters have happy endings. What is significant about the ending of this novel? How does this close the conflict between the conservative and liberal factions of the church? What has been resolved in regards to the church vs. the government? How is it possible for all the characters to have happy endings?
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