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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lucy say that she rather not be engaged?
(a) She fears that her family does not approve of Stephen.
(b) She likes to skip the engagement and just get married.
(c) She does not like Stephen that well.
(d) Being engaged means you get married soon.

2. Why does Maggie continue to see Philip when she does not believe she is ever able to marry him?
(a) She thinks that if she sees him often enough, she stops wanting to be with him.
(b) She thinks that in time, people forget about the bankruptcy.
(c) She hopes that someday something changes.
(d) She can't stop herself because she treasures their time together.

3. What action makes Maggie and Stephen particularly conscious of their attraction to each other?
(a) They happen to look each other in the eyes.
(b) They have a long talk about books and art.
(c) They discover that they agree about politics.
(d) They walk around the garden one evening while Lucy is out.

4. What happens to Bob's house?
(a) It is destroyed in a flood.
(b) It burns to the ground.
(c) It is buried by a mudslide.
(d) It is damaged by wind during a storm.

5. Why do Philip and Maggie think that they cannot be together?
(a) It upsets their families.
(b) They do not really love each other that much.
(c) They cannot afford to set up a household.
(d) The townspeople gossip about them.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea occurs to Stephen once he is alone in the boat with Maggie?

2. Why has Philip come to see Maggie?

3. What does Philip offer to do for Maggie if she sees him regularly while she is caring for her parents?

4. What happens to Dorlcote Mill in the flood?

5. How does Philip shake Maggie's resolve never to see him again?

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