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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Mary want to work?
(a) As a nanny.
(b) As a seamstress.
(c) At a hospital.
(d) At an all-girls school.

2. What is the subject of Chapter 40?
(a) The changing season.
(b) Politics in Middlemarch.
(c) Lydgate's proposal.
(d) The Garth family.

3. Rosamond is jealous of the time Lydgate spends with whom?
(a) Mary Garth.
(b) Celia.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Mrs. Cadwallader.

4. Who dies on a dreary May day?
(a) Lydgate.
(b) Featherstone.
(c) Casaubon.
(d) Fred.

5. What is the relationship between Edward Casaubon and Dorothea Brooke?
(a) Husband and wife.
(b) Father and daughter.
(c) Uncle and niece.
(d) Cousins.

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

7. Naumann is introduced in Chapter 19. Who is he?
(a) Will's friend.
(b) Dorothea's chauffeur.
(c) Casaubon's student.
(d) Casaubon's colleague.

8. Chapter 15 provides a brief biography of which character?
(a) Mary.
(b) Bulstrode.
(c) Lydgate.
(d) Fred.

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

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

11. Whom does Mr. Brooke hire to write his speeches?
(a) Casaubon.
(b) Lydgate.
(c) Bulstrode.
(d) Will Ladislaw.

12. What endeavor is the banker sponsoring?
(a) A community theatre.
(b) A new hospital.
(c) A school.
(d) The mayor's campaign.

13. While Dorothea was away in Rome, what happened to her sister Celia?
(a) She became engaged.
(b) She fell ill.
(c) She died.
(d) She moved to London.

14. The author compares the deceased's relatives to what animals?
(a) Vultures.
(b) Jackals.
(c) Piranhas.
(d) Hyenas.

15. How does Dagley react to inquiries about his son?
(a) He thanks Mr. Brooke for his interest.
(b) He hires Mr. Brooke for a job.
(c) He offers to work for Mr. Brooke.
(d) He gives Mr. Brooke a piece of his mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though he does not pursue a career in it, Will admires which subject?

2. In the beginning of Chapter 4, from where are Dorothea and Celia returning?

3. Farebrother reveals that Fred plans to study to become what?

4. What happens at the end of Chapter 33?

5. The dinner party guests question Mr. Brooke about his endorsement of which new professional in town?

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