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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 decides to pay off Lydgate's debt to Bulstrode?

2. In order to be with Ladislaw, Dorothea renounces her need for what?

3. Who goes to talk Dorothea out of marrying Ladislaw?

4. When Lydgate asks Bulstrode for a loan, what is Bulstrode's response?

5. Who inherits Tipton Grange?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Cadwallader tell Dorothea in Chapter 62? What is Dorothea's reaction?

2. Describe the reunion between Dorothea and Ladislaw.

3. What is Rosamond's response when Lydgate confesses all of his debts?

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

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

6. What is Bulstrode's part in Raffles' death?

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

8. What is the Chettams' response to news of Dorothea's impending marriage?

9. What do Dorothea and Rosamond discuss?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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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