2. 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.

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

4. Dorothea becomes upset when the Farebrother women talk about what?
(a) Their fondness for Ladislaw.
(b) The gossip concerning Lydgate.
(c) The gossip concerning Bulstrode.
(d) Rosamond's illness.

5. How many children do Mary and Fred have?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

6. What does Fred ask of Farebrother at the beginning of Chapter 52?
(a) To perform the wedding ceremony for Mary and himself.
(b) To loan Fred money.
(c) To get Mary's opinion on Fred pursuing a career in the church.
(d) To deliver a letter of proposal.

7. What has changed for Celia by the time of Casaubon's death?
(a) She is widowed.
(b) She is in poor health.
(c) She is divorced.
(d) She has had a baby.

8. Who faints at the town meeting?
(a) Mr. Vincy.
(b) Bulstrode.
(c) Rosamond.
(d) Lydgate.

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

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

11. Who rebukes Fred's gambling habit and implores him to behave in a manner that makes him worthy of Mary Garth?
(a) Lydgate.
(b) Rosamond.
(c) Farebrother.
(d) Mr. Garth.

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

13. What does Casaubon want Dorothea to do in Chapter 48?
(a) Have a child.
(b) Move to Rome with him.
(c) Respect his wishes after his death.
(d) Leave him and marry someone else.

14. When she visits Rosamond, Dorothea implores her to have the courage to do what?
(a) Live a less extravagant lifestyle for her husband's sake.
(b) Defend her husband against the rumors that are circulating about him.
(c) Stay in Middlemarch.
(d) Try to have another child.

15. Who comes to visit Bulstrode after Lydgate leaves?
(a) Raffles.
(b) Casaubon.
(c) Fred Vincy.
(d) Ladislaw.