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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. Dorothea becomes upset when the Farebrother women talk about what?
(a) The gossip concerning Lydgate.
(b) Rosamond's illness.
(c) The gossip concerning Bulstrode.
(d) Their fondness for Ladislaw.
2. Who vows support of Lydgate and claims they do not believe the accusations against him?
(a) Bulstrode.
(b) Dorothea.
(c) Fred Vincy.
(d) Rosamond.
3. What do the ladies of Middlemarch say about Rosamond?
(a) She is trying to maintain a lifestyle her husband cannot support.
(b) She is a spoiled brat.
(c) She should get a job if she wants nice things.
(d) Her expectations are reasonable, and Lydgate should work harder to meet them.
4. To what other character does the author compare Dorothea in Chapter 85?
(a) The Virgin Mary.
(b) Rebekah of the Bible.
(c) Faithful of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress."
(d) Ophelia of Shakespeare's "Hamlet."
5. Who rebukes Fred's gambling habit and implores him to behave in a manner that makes him worthy of Mary Garth?
(a) Lydgate.
(b) Farebrother.
(c) Rosamond.
(d) Mr. Garth.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Lydgate's reaction to Rosamond's illness?
2. Who had previously made suggestions as to who should be the overseer of Stone Court?
3. In order to be with Ladislaw, Dorothea renounces her need for what?
4. Who faints at the town meeting?
5. Mrs. Bulstrode asks her husband to leave Stone Court in whose care?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the narrator say in describing Dorothea's character?
2. What is Lydgate's diagnosis and prescription for Raffles?
3. What happens at the end of Chapter 71, during and after the town meeting?
4. How does Rosamond keep her home from being sold?
5. What does Dorothea pledge to Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 76?
6. What are the stipulations of Casaubon's will?
7. What is Rosamond's response when Lydgate confesses all of his debts?
8. What is Bulstrode's part in Raffles' death?
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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