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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. Naumann is introduced in Chapter 19. Who is he?

2. Who is the sole inheritor of Stone Court?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, the people of Middlemarch are gossiping about the appointment of a _________ for the new hospital.

4. The setting of Chapter 28 is where?

5. At Dorothea's behest, Mr. Brooke writes a letter inviting whom to Tipton Grange?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Lydgate and Rosamond, respectively, feel about marriage after their dinner together in Chapter 16?

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

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

4. What do Featherstone's two wills state?

5. What happens as Mr. Brooke and Dorothea are touring Tipton?

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

7. Describe Lydgate's role in the appointment of the new chaplain.

8. How do Mr. Brooke and Casaubon feel about Ladislaw in Chapter 37?

9. How does the situation of the Garth family change in Chapter 40?

10. Summarize Lydgate's background.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Reform Bill played a major role in the political environment of Middlemarch. Why was it so important to these small-town politicians? How would it have changed life for them? What were the reasons for these politicians to endorse or oppose it? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Farebrother and Cadwallader. As members of the clergy, what characteristics do they have in common? Are there differences in their characters? Is one held in higher esteem than the other, and if so, why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

The narrator compares Dorothea to two different characters from other works. Choose a character, fictional or non-fictional, and compare Dorothea with that character. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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