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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dagley react to inquiries about his son?

2. Why do the Vincys change their family doctor?

3. Why do the gossiping women visit Rosamond?

4. Lydgate's reputation is bolstered when his medical advice is sought by whom?

5. Fred is most upset that the debt he owes to Mr. Garth has hurt whom?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Lydgate's background.

2. Why does Mrs. Vincy encourage Rosamond to go to Stone Court more often?

3. Why do the Vincys get a new family doctor?

4. What do Fred and Peter Stonehouse fight about?

5. What happens to Fred Vincy in Chapter 23?

6. How is Dorothea when she returns from her honeymoon?

7. After the reading of the will, how does Mr. Vincy feel about Rosamond's marrying Lydgate?

8. What reasons does Ladislaw give Naumann for being tired of art lessons?

9. What happens on the night of Featherstone's death?

10. Describe how Dorothea, Mr. Brooke, and Celia, respectively, feel about Dorothea's engagement to Casaubon.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, the author compares Dorothea to Faithful of Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress." As the main character of the novel, what resemblance does Dorothea bear to this character? Is it an appropriate comparison? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the dynamics of the Vincy and Garth families. In what ways are their interactions with one another similar? In what ways are they different? Does one seem to fit the idea of a "typical" Victorian family better than the other? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

One of the turning points in the novel is when Rosamond loses her baby. Lydgate blames the riding accident but she believes it would have happened anyway. What statement is the author making in regard to Rosamond's rebellion against her husband? Do you think Rosamond really believes that the miscarriage would have happened without the accident, or is she simply trying to assuage her guilt? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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