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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. What ailment is affecting John Raffles while he resides at Stone Court?
(a) Alcohol poisoning.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Tumors.

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

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

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

5. What event is attended by most of Middlemarch?
(a) A hanging.
(b) The county fair.
(c) The Larcher auction.
(d) The election.

Short Answer Questions

1. What condition affects Rosamond in Chapter 47?

2. To whom does Rosamond write, asking for money?

3. Who has spent the week after the town meeting caring for her sick husband?

4. What is becoming a problem for Lydgate in Chapter 47?

5. After Dorothea returns to Lowick, who pays her a visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Dorothea and Rosamond discuss?

2. What is Bulstrode's part in Raffles' death?

3. How does Rosamond lose her baby?

4. Summarize the rest of Dorothea and Ladislaw's life together.

5. Describe the circumstances of Casaubon's death.

6. What is the Chettams' response to news of Dorothea's impending marriage?

7. What are Dorothea's plans for the future in Chapter 55?

8. What are the stipulations of Casaubon's will?

9. How does Rosamond keep her home from being sold?

10. What does Mrs. Cadwallader tell Dorothea in Chapter 62? What is Dorothea's reaction?

(see the answer keys)

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