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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. 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) Fred and Celia.
(d) Ladislaw and Celia.

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

3. Rosamond interferes with Lydgate's plans to do what?
(a) Go into politics.
(b) Move back to Paris.
(c) Start a new practice.
(d) Sell their house.

4. Who has decided to leave town in Chapter 76?
(a) Fred.
(b) Lydgate.
(c) Dorothea.
(d) Bulstrode.

5. In order to be with Ladislaw, Dorothea renounces her need for what?
(a) Performing charitable services at the hospital.
(b) The need for approval from the residents of Middlemarch.
(c) Maintaining a friendship with Lydgate.
(d) Her inheritance from Casaubon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Ladislaw refuse the money offered to him by Bulstrode?

3. What event is attended by most of Middlemarch?

4. What is the cause for controversy in town, as of Chapter 56?

5. Brooke's political platform does not endorse what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Dorothea pledge to Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 76?

2. Describe Ladislaw's visit to the Lowick church.

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

4. Describe the reunion between Dorothea and Ladislaw.

5. What happens between Bulstrode and Ladislaw in Chapter 61?

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

7. What does the narrator say in describing Dorothea's character?

8. What happens when Dorothea goes to visit Rosamond?

9. Describe the events leading up to Fred and Mary's marriage.

10. What is Mrs. Bulstrode's reaction to what Mr. Vincy tells her about her husband?

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