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

2. Who asks Bulstrode to try to convince Lydgate not to marry Rosamond?

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

4. In the opening chapters, what is Dorothea's charitable project?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize Lydgate's background.

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

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

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

5. What does Rosamond admire about Lydgate?

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

7. What happens when Sir Chettam goes to see Mr. Cadwallader?

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

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

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

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

There are many examples of symbolism in the novel; for examples, the keys Featherstone is holding when he dies, Fred's horse, and so on. Analyze the author's use of these symbols and what their use contributes to the novel as a whole. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Casaubon and Ladislaw. How are they described? What imagery is associated with each of them? Without knowing their characters well, what would these factors tell you about each character? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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