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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who asks Bulstrode to try to convince Lydgate not to marry Rosamond?
(a) Mrs. Bulstrode.
(b) Mary Garth.
(c) Casaubon.
(d) Fred.

2. Who seeks out Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 43?
(a) Dorothea.
(b) Rosamond.
(c) Mr. Brooke.
(d) Casaubon.

3. Naumann is introduced in Chapter 19. Who is he?
(a) Casaubon's colleague.
(b) Dorothea's chauffeur.
(c) Casaubon's student.
(d) Will's friend.

4. How does Featherstone feel about Mary giving up her savings?
(a) He admires her kindness.
(b) He feels guilty for not loaning Fred the money himself.
(c) He envies her charitable spirit.
(d) He thinks she should stop being so selfless.

5. How many wills are read after Featherstone's funeral?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) None.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Mr. Brooke refuse to talk politics with his guest?

2. What is the subject of Chapter 40?

3. The author compares the deceased's relatives to what animals?

4. How does Dagley react to inquiries about his son?

5. While Dorothea was away in Rome, what happened to her sister Celia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Casaubon admits to himself that he chose to marry Dorothea for what reasons?

2. What happens as Mr. Brooke and Dorothea are touring Tipton?

3. What reasons does Ladislaw give Naumann for being tired of art lessons?

4. How is Dorothea when she returns from her honeymoon?

5. What do Featherstone's two wills state?

6. What is the purpose of Dorothea's first visit to Lowick? What happens there?

7. Describe how Dorothea, Mr. Brooke, and Celia, respectively, feel about Dorothea's engagement to Casaubon.

8. What causes Rosamond to wonder if she should be jealous of Lydgate's meeting with Dorothea?

9. How does the situation of the Garth family change in Chapter 40?

10. What do Dorothea and Will talk about during Will's visit?

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