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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 faints at the town meeting?

2. For whom does Fred begin working in Chapter 56?

3. To what other character does the author compare Dorothea in Chapter 85?

4. What does Dorothea decide to do with her time now that she is a widow?

5. Rosamond insisted on having what items, putting Lydgate in debt as a result?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Rosamond lose her baby?

2. Describe Ladislaw's visit to the Lowick church.

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

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

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

6. What revelation does Mrs. Garth make to Fred Vincy?

7. What happens between Bulstrode and Ladislaw in Chapter 61?

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

9. Describe the circumstances of Casaubon's death.

10. What is Mr. Garth's plan to right the wrongs bestowed on Fred Vincy by Featherstone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Imagine if the characters of "Middlemarch" lived today. Choose one character. How would their life be different? What place in society would they occupy? Do you think their story would have ended differently? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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