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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. What does Lydgate think is the real reason for Bulstrode's resignation?

2. Mrs. Cadwallader tells Dorothea of the rumor that which two characters are having an affair?

3. Whom does Mrs. Garth want Mary to marry?

4. When Ladislaw's messenger arrives at Lowick, Dorothea is not there. Where is she?

5. Who is called the grandson of a swindler by the townspeople?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Dorothea upset about Casaubon's will?

2. What does the narrator say in describing Dorothea's character?

3. How does Lydgate's relative respond to Rosamond's request for money?

4. What do Dorothea and Rosamond discuss?

5. Summarize the rest of Dorothea and Ladislaw's life together.

6. Summarize the rest of Fred and Mary's life together.

7. What does Dorothea pledge to Lydgate at the beginning of Chapter 76?

8. What are the stipulations of Casaubon's will?

9. What are Lydgate's fears about what will happen to him because of the gossip about Raffles' death?

10. What happens when Dorothea goes to visit Rosamond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The narrator compares Dorothea to two different characters from other works. Choose a character, fictional or non-fictional, and compare Dorothea with that character. Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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