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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 70-72.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position does Farebrother hold in town?
(a) Banker.
(b) Vicar.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Mayor.

2. Why do the gossiping women visit Rosamond?
(a) To tell her Fred is in jail.
(b) To urge her not to marry Lydgate.
(c) To ask her advice.
(d) To urge her to marry Lydgate.

3. Why does Mrs. Bulstrode think Lydgate should not marry Rosamond?
(a) There is something sinister about Lydgate that Rosamond does not know.
(b) He/she admires Lydgate.
(c) He/she admires Rosamond.
(d) Lydgate's social standing is not high enough.

4. Where is Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 42?
(a) Tipton.
(b) Freshitt.
(c) Lowick.
(d) Stone Court.

5. What event is attended by most of Middlemarch?
(a) The election.
(b) The Larcher auction.
(c) A hanging.
(d) The county fair.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to his will, Dorothea will forfeit her share of Casaubon's estate if she does what?

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

3. Dorothea and Casaubon argue over what in Chapter 19?

4. With whom does Ladislaw become friends?

5. What is the relationship between Edward Casaubon and Dorothea Brooke?

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