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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. How old is Dorothea when she becomes a widow?
(a) 19.
(b) 32.
(c) 26.
(d) 21.

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

3. Whom does Mrs. Garth want Mary to marry?
(a) Fred.
(b) No one.
(c) Farebrother.
(d) Ladislaw.

4. Mrs. Cadwallader tells Dorothea of the rumor that which two characters are having an affair?
(a) Fred and Celia.
(b) Ladislaw and Celia.
(c) Ladislaw and Rosamond.
(d) Sir Chettam and Rosamond.

5. Who faints at the town meeting?
(a) Bulstrode.
(b) Lydgate.
(c) Mr. Vincy.
(d) Rosamond.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lydgate prescribe for Raffles' treatment?

3. What does Lydgate think is the real reason for Bulstrode's resignation?

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

5. To what other character does the author compare Dorothea in Chapter 85?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Describe the circumstances of Casaubon's death.

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

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

8. Why is Dorothea upset about Casaubon's will?

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

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

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