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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who tells Mary about Fred's appointment as overseer of Stone Court?
(a) Mr. Vincy.
(b) Fred Vincy.
(c) Mr. Garth.
(d) Mrs. Bulstrode.

2. Who is called the grandson of a swindler by the townspeople?
(a) Ladislaw.
(b) Fred Vincy.
(c) Bulstrode.
(d) Lydgate.

3. With whom does Dorothea collaborate to improve life for poor farmers?
(a) Farebrother.
(b) Lydgate.
(c) Caleb Garth.
(d) Bulstrode.

4. Mrs. Bulstrode asks her husband to leave Stone Court in whose care?
(a) Mr. Brooke.
(b) Fred Vincy.
(c) Ladislaw.
(d) Lydgate.

5. To what other character does the author compare Dorothea in Chapter 85?
(a) Faithful of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress."
(b) The Virgin Mary.
(c) Rebekah of the Bible.
(d) Ophelia of Shakespeare's "Hamlet."

6. What is the cause for controversy in town, as of Chapter 56?
(a) Proposed taxes.
(b) A railroad.
(c) New bylaws.
(d) A political scandal.

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

8. With whom does Ladislaw become friends?
(a) Fred Vincy.
(b) Casaubon.
(c) Rosamond.
(d) Lydgate.

9. Who goes to talk Dorothea out of marrying Ladislaw?
(a) Celia.
(b) Mr. Brooke.
(c) Sir Chettam.
(d) Lydgate.

10. Lydgate tells Farebrother that all finances result from what?
(a) Determination.
(b) Inherited wealth.
(c) Luck.
(d) Hard work.

11. Dorothea has how many children?
(a) None.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

12. How old is Dorothea when she becomes a widow?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 26.
(d) 32.

13. What holiday is being celebrated at the beginning of Chapter 63?
(a) Christmas.
(b) Michaelmas.
(c) All Saints' Day.
(d) Candlemas.

14. What is the disastrous result of Rosamond's rebellious act in Chapter 58?
(a) She contracts a disease.
(b) She leaves her husband.
(c) She suffers a miscarriage.
(d) She is shunned by the community.

15. What does Dorothea decide to do with her time now that she is a widow?
(a) Venture back to Rome.
(b) Resume her charitable work.
(c) Continue Casaubon's research.
(d) Study the arts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is implicated in Raffles' death?

2. Who tells Rosamond of the suspicions about Lydgate?

3. What ailment is affecting John Raffles while he resides at Stone Court?

4. After Dorothea returns to Lowick, who pays her a visit?

5. How many children do Mary and Fred have?

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