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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. Where is Dorothea living at the beginning of Chapter 49?

2. Dorothea becomes upset when the Farebrother women talk about what?

3. Rosamond interferes with Lydgate's plans to do what?

4. What holiday is being celebrated at the beginning of Chapter 63?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. With what information does Raffles attempt to blackmail Bulstrode?

3. What is Lydgate's diagnosis and prescription for Raffles?

4. What is Mrs. Cadwallader's advice to mourning Dorothea?

5. What happens at the end of Chapter 71, during and after the town meeting?

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

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

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

9. What are Dorothea's plans for the future in Chapter 55?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Reform Bill played a major role in the political environment of Middlemarch. Why was it so important to these small-town politicians? How would it have changed life for them? What were the reasons for these politicians to endorse or oppose it? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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