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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mrs. Cadwallader tells Dorothea of the rumor that which two characters are having an affair?
(a) Fred and Celia.
(b) Ladislaw and Celia.
(c) Ladislaw and Rosamond.
(d) Sir Chettam and Rosamond.

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

3. To make his problems go away, Lydgate has tried what?
(a) Opium.
(b) Gambling.
(c) All answers are correct.
(d) Alcohol.

4. Dover, the man to whom Lydgate owes many of his debts, has come to repossess what item(s) belonging to Lydgate?
(a) Practice.
(b) Home.
(c) Horses.
(d) Furniture.

5. Brooke's political platform does not endorse what?
(a) Tea tariff.
(b) Tax Act.
(c) Emancipation Proclamation.
(d) Reform Bill.

6. When Rosamond and Lydgate argue over her actions, what does she tell Lydgate?
(a) She will not interfere anymore.
(b) She wants to move back in with her family.
(c) She will not allow him to disgrace her with debt.
(d) She wishes she had died with the baby.

7. Who tells Mrs. Bulstrode some of the details concerning the gossip about her husband?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) Mrs. Cadwallader.
(c) Mr. Vincy.
(d) Bulstrode.

8. Who has decided to leave town in Chapter 76?
(a) Fred.
(b) Lydgate.
(c) Bulstrode.
(d) Dorothea.

9. Raffles tells Ladislaw that his mother left her family to become what?
(a) An artist.
(b) An actress.
(c) A writer.
(d) A student.

10. Who breaks the news of Dorothea and Ladislaw's impending marriage to the Chettams?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Lydgate.
(c) Ladislaw.
(d) Mr. Brooke.

11. For whom does Fred begin working in Chapter 56?
(a) Mr. Brooke.
(b) Mr. Vincy.
(c) Caleb Garth.
(d) Bulstrode.

12. Rosamond raises how many children, alone?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) None.

13. Celia insists that Dorothea not wear what?
(a) A scarf that Ladislaw gave her.
(b) A pin that Casaubon gave her.
(c) Her favorite dress.
(d) Her mourning cap.

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

15. What is becoming a problem for Lydgate in Chapter 47?
(a) Rosamond's health.
(b) Creditors.
(c) His health.
(d) A lack of referrals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who buys Stone Court from Rigg?

2. Why doesn't Mr. Cadwallader condemn Dorothea's marriage to Ladislaw?

3. Who inherits Tipton Grange?

4. Lydgate dies at what age?

5. Who had previously made suggestions as to who should be the overseer of Stone Court?

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