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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 arrives at Tipton Grange just as Casaubon is leaving?
(a) Sir Chettam.
(b) Celia.
(c) Mrs. Cadwallader.
(d) Mr. Brooke.

2. What does Will call Lowick?
(a) Paradise.
(b) Palace.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Prison.

3. While Dorothea was away in Rome, what happened to her sister Celia?
(a) She fell ill.
(b) She died.
(c) She became engaged.
(d) She moved to London.

4. What relation is Celia to Dorothea?
(a) Mother.
(b) Daughter.
(c) Sister.
(d) Aunt.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 16, the people of Middlemarch are gossiping about the appointment of a _________ for the new hospital.
(a) Head surgeon.
(b) Head nurse.
(c) Director.
(d) Chaplain.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who delivers the letter to Featherstone?

3. How does Featherstone feel about Mary giving up her savings?

4. Where does Mrs. Garth get the money to cover Fred's debt?

5. The dinner party guests question Mr. Brooke about his endorsement of which new professional in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Lydgate visit Lowick in Chapter 42?

2. What are the objections that the men of Middlemarch express about the way Lydgate practices medicine?

3. Describe Lydgate's role in the appointment of the new chaplain.

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

5. Why does the author choose to write this novel?

6. What are the reasons Mary Garth gives Fred for refusing to marry him? What is Fred's response?

7. What happens when Sir Chettam goes to see Mr. Cadwallader?

8. What happens on the night of Featherstone's death?

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

10. Compare and contrast the Brooke sisters.

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