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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 67-69.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mrs. Garth get the money to cover Fred's debt?
(a) The sale of her artwork.
(b) Her husband's desk drawer.
(c) Her son's school fund.
(d) Her own wages.

2. What does Bulstrode ask Mr. Garth to do after Bulstrode leaves town?
(a) To become a financier for the hospital.
(b) To give Bulstrode Mary Garth's hand in marriage.
(c) To loan Bulstrode money.
(d) To find a live-in tenant to oversee Stone Court.

3. Chapter 23 begins Book Three. What is the title of this book?
(a) "In Joy and Sorrow."
(b) "Waiting for Death."
(c) "For Richer or Poorer."
(d) "'Til Death Do Us Part."

4. Why does this character visit Lydgate?
(a) To give him news of his family.
(b) To obtain medical care.
(c) To collect a debt.
(d) To pledge an annual gift to the new hospital.

5. Why does Bulstrode tell Lydgate he wants to resign from overseeing the hospital?
(a) He wants more time to pursue his political career.
(b) He thinks Lydgate would do a better job.
(c) His declining health.
(d) It is too much work.

Short Answer Questions

1. Fred is most upset that the debt he owes to Mr. Garth has hurt whom?

2. What does Lydgate think is the real reason for Bulstrode's resignation?

3. What does Will call Lowick?

4. What do the other doctors in Middlemarch do to earn extra money, which Lydgate refuses to do?

5. Who comes to visit Bulstrode after Lydgate leaves?

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