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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. By the end of Chapter 21, what is Edward's primary emotion regarding Will?

3. Chapter 15 provides a brief biography of which character?

4. Though he does not pursue a career in it, Will admires which subject?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rosamond admire about Lydgate?

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

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

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

5. Why is Dorothea saddened while on her honeymoon?

6. What do Featherstone's two wills state?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The women of Middlemarch, as all Victorian women, obey their husbands to various degrees. Some are perfectly obedient, while others rebel against the constraints placed upon them. Pick three wives from the novel, and compare their attitudes toward their husbands and their duties as a wife. Does their behavior correlate in any way with the quality of their relationships? Does it affect how others see them? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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