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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. While Dorothea was away in Rome, what happened to her sister Celia?

2. Who delivers the letter to Featherstone?

3. Lydgate and Rosamond agree that one of the drawbacks of living in a rural area is that there are so few good:

4. What business does Mr. Brooke purchase?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the author choose to write this novel?

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

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

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

5. Compare and contrast the Brooke sisters.

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

7. What do Featherstone's two wills state?

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

9. What do Fred and Peter Stonehouse fight about?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the dynamics of the Vincy and Garth families. In what ways are their interactions with one another similar? In what ways are they different? Does one seem to fit the idea of a "typical" Victorian family better than the other? Why? 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

Analyze the author's use of foreshadowing in the novel---for example, the first mention of how Casaubon's work is affecting his health in Chapter 21 foreshadows the fact that he literally works himself to death later. Is this an effective style? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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