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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) Ladislaw and Rosamond.
(b) Sir Chettam and Rosamond.
(c) Ladislaw and Celia.
(d) Fred and Celia.

2. Who tries to blackmail Bulstrode?
(a) Mr. Brooke.
(b) Raffles.
(c) Mr. Vincy.
(d) Lydgate.

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

4. How soon do Fred and Mary want to be married?
(a) Fred wants to wait two years, but Mary wants it to be sooner.
(b) Mary wants to wait two years, but Fred wants it to be sooner.
(c) They agree that the wedding should take place as soon as possible.
(d) They agree that two years is a good time to wait.

5. 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.

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

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

8. Why doesn't Mr. Cadwallader condemn Dorothea's marriage to Ladislaw?
(a) Dorothea has waited an appropriate amount of time before remarrying.
(b) Money is no reason to pass up marriage.
(c) He does not like Dorothea or Ladislaw and so feels that they deserve one another.
(d) It is none of his business.

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

10. What does Lydgate think is the real reason for Bulstrode's resignation?
(a) The operational cost of the hospital.
(b) Bulstrode's declining health.
(c) Bulstrode thinks Lydgate would do a better job.
(d) It is too much work.

11. Who decides to pay off Lydgate's debt to Bulstrode?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Farebrother.
(c) Mr. Vincy.
(d) Will Ladislaw.

12. Who does Rosamond ask to help her and Lydgate move?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her nephew.
(d) Her uncle.

13. What condition affects Rosamond in Chapter 47?
(a) Obesity.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Pregnancy.
(d) Cancer.

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

15. Where do Dorothea and Ladislaw live after their marriage?
(a) Rome.
(b) London.
(c) Middlemarch.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Mrs. Garth want Mary to marry?

2. Who goes to talk Dorothea out of marrying Ladislaw?

3. Celia insists that Dorothea not wear what?

4. Where is Dorothea living at the beginning of Chapter 49?

5. What does Dorothea decide to do with her time now that she is a widow?

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