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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 Celia.
(b) Sir Chettam and Rosamond.
(c) Fred and Celia.
(d) Ladislaw and Rosamond.

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

3. Who tells Mrs. Bulstrode some of the details concerning the gossip about her husband?
(a) Mr. Vincy.
(b) Mrs. Cadwallader.
(c) Bulstrode.
(d) Rosamond.

4. What has changed for Celia by the time of Casaubon's death?
(a) She has had a baby.
(b) She is widowed.
(c) She is in poor health.
(d) She is divorced.

5. Where do Dorothea and Ladislaw live after their marriage?
(a) Middlemarch.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dorothea decide to do with her time now that she is a widow?

2. Who remains unsure about the extent of Lydgate's involvement in Raffles' death?

3. When she visits Rosamond, Dorothea implores her to have the courage to do what?

4. Who had previously made suggestions as to who should be the overseer of Stone Court?

5. Lydgate tells Farebrother that all finances result from what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Lydgate's diagnosis and prescription for Raffles?

2. What revelation does Mrs. Garth make to Fred Vincy?

3. What are Lydgate's fears about what will happen to him because of the gossip about Raffles' death?

4. What do Dorothea and Rosamond discuss?

5. What is Mr. Garth's plan to right the wrongs bestowed on Fred Vincy by Featherstone?

6. Summarize the rest of Fred and Mary's life together.

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

8. What happens when Dorothea dines with Farebrother, his mother, and his aunt?

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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