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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The dinner party guests question Mr. Brooke about his endorsement of which new professional in town?
(a) The mayor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A lawyer.
(d) A banker.

2. What does Mr. Vincy want Bulstrode to do?
(a) Pay him back.
(b) Write a letter.
(c) Come to dinner.
(d) Loan him money.

3. What is Bulstrode's occupation?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Mayor.
(c) Banker.
(d) Sheriff.

4. What feminine pastime does Dorothea deem wasteful?
(a) Music.
(b) Horseback riding.
(c) Reading.
(d) Needlepoint.

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

6. Why does Chettam recommend Lydgate to Dorothea?
(a) Lydgate pays him for referrals.
(b) He feels a brotherly sympathy for Dorothea.
(c) He likes Casaubon and pities him.
(d) He has a vested interest in Lydgate's success.

7. What do the other doctors in Middlemarch do to earn extra money, which Lydgate refuses to do?
(a) Write articles for questionable publications.
(b) Experiment on human test subjects.
(c) Prescribe unnecessary medications.
(d) Practice veterinary medicine.

8. The men on the board of the hospital meet to vote on the new chaplain. The vote is a tie between which characters?
(a) Cadwallader and Farebrother.
(b) Cadwallader, Farebrother, and Tyke.
(c) Tyke and Cadwallader.
(d) Tyke and Farebrother.

9. Where is the funeral service held?
(a) Tipton.
(b) Freshitt.
(c) Lowick.
(d) Stone Court.

10. What will make Dorothea feel better?
(a) Spending a week in the hospital.
(b) Being home.
(c) Talking to a clergyman.
(d) Going to a spa.

11. In the opening chapters, what is Dorothea's charitable project?
(a) Raising money for hospitals.
(b) Volunteering at an orphanage.
(c) Tutoring schoolchildren.
(d) Designing cottages for the poor.

12. What happens to Fred after he visits Mary?
(a) He falls ill.
(b) He dies.
(c) He gets robbed.
(d) He gets injured.

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

14. To pay off his debts, Fred decides to sell what?
(a) Horse.
(b) Jewelry.
(c) Carriage.
(d) Home.

15. Who discerns the reason for Lydgate's avoidance of Rosamond?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Farebrother.
(c) Featherstone.
(d) Mr. Vincy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dorothea is awed and intimidated by what characteristic of Casaubon?

2. Lydgate's reputation is bolstered when his medical advice is sought by whom?

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

4. Where is Dorothea at the beginning of Chapter 39?

5. To whom does Lydgate announce his marriage plans?

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