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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. Who seeks out Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 43?

2. What rumor actually helps Lydgate's reputation, no matter how much he denies its veracity?

3. What does Mr. Brooke show Dorothea upon her return to Tipton?

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

5. Why does Sir James Chettam come to the dinner party at Tipton Grange?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of Dorothea's first visit to Lowick? What happens there?

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

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

4. What do Dorothea and Will talk about during Will's visit?

5. Why is Dorothea saddened while on her honeymoon?

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

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

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

9. What happens to Fred Vincy in Chapter 23?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the political system in Middlemarch, and compare it with the politics of a small town today. What changes have been made, and why do you think they occurred? Are there any similarities? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Imagine if the characters of "Middlemarch" lived today. Choose one character. How would their life be different? What place in society would they occupy? Do you think their story would have ended differently? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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