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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. Where does Casaubon live?

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

3. Where does Mrs. Garth get the money to cover Fred's debt?

4. Whom does Mr. Brooke hire to write his speeches?

5. The setting of Chapter 19 is where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes Rosamond to wonder if she should be jealous of Lydgate's meeting with Dorothea?

3. What are the reasons Mary Garth gives Fred for refusing to marry him? What is Fred's response?

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

5. Why does Casaubon propose to Dorothea?

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

7. Why is Dorothea saddened while on her honeymoon?

8. Summarize Lydgate's background.

9. What are the objections that the men of Middlemarch express about the way Lydgate practices medicine?

10. Casaubon admits to himself that he chose to marry Dorothea for what reasons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters of Bulstrode and Ladislaw. Why is their relationship so slanderous? How is Ladislaw different from his grandfather? Is there any resemblance? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the various relationships presented in the novel. What reasons did each couple have for their respective unions? Did the reasons for these marriages appear to affect their outcomes (for example, were marriages based on love longer lasting or more satisfying than relationships based on mutual gain)? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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