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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Brooke tell Ladislaw at the end of Chapter 51?
(a) He wants Ladislaw to marry Dorothea.
(b) He has sold the paper and is laying off Ladislaw.
(c) He wants Ladislaw to be his running mate.
(d) He is giving Ladislaw five hundred pounds.

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

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

9. What does Rosamond do in Chapter 58 against her husband's advice?
(a) Gets a job.
(b) Begins to study politics.
(c) Travels to London.
(d) Goes out riding.

10. Who had previously made suggestions as to who should be the overseer of Stone Court?
(a) Mr. Brooke.
(b) Mr. Vincy.
(c) Lydgate.
(d) Mr. Garth.

11. Who vows support of Lydgate and claims they do not believe the accusations against him?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Fred Vincy.
(c) Rosamond.
(d) Bulstrode.

12. Who inherits Tipton Grange?
(a) Sir Chettam.
(b) Ladislaw.
(c) Celia's son.
(d) Dorothea's son.

13. What does Lydgate prescribe for Raffles' treatment?
(a) Opium.
(b) Iodine.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Quinine.

14. What does Rosamond want Lydgate to do about their debt?
(a) Get another job.
(b) Sell the house.
(c) Ask Mr. Vincy for money.
(d) Sell his practice.

15. Who visits Rosamond as a friend but then upsets her, causing her to stay in bed, claiming illness?
(a) Mrs. Bulstrode.
(b) Dorothea.
(c) Mary Garth.
(d) Ladislaw.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who decides to pay off Lydgate's debt to Bulstrode?

2. Dorothea becomes upset when the Farebrother women talk about what?

3. Who is no longer welcome at Freshitt in Chapter 51 because of political differences?

4. Who takes over for Lydgate in caring for Raffles?

5. What event is attended by most of Middlemarch?

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