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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 likes to skip the engagement and just get married.
(b) She does not like Stephen that well.
(c) She fears that her family does not approve of Stephen.
(d) Being engaged means you get married soon.

2. Where has Tom wanted Maggie to live as long as she remains unmarried?
(a) At home with their mother.
(b) With friends at St. Ogg's.
(c) With their aunt Pullet.
(d) With their cousin Lucy.

3. What is Maggie's plan for supporting herself when she returns to St. Ogg's?
(a) She plans to sew for a living.
(b) She plans to get married to someone.
(c) She plans to take a teaching job.
(d) She plans to work in the mill.

4. How does Tom react when he is offered a share in the business at Guest and Company?
(a) He declines the offer and starts his own business instead.
(b) He immediately accepts.
(c) He asks his uncle to buy the old mill instead.
(d) He tells his uncle he'd rather wait a few more years first.

5. Why does Stephen want to marry Lucy?
(a) She is not a remarkable rarity but is moderate in all things.
(b) She is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen.
(c) He is madly in love with her and thinks of nothing else.
(d) He thinks that his family approves of a marriage with her.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Tom come up with capital to finance his venture with Bob?

2. The last sentence of Book Six, Chapter 10 notes that Philip is not totally happy with Maggie's answer, and says that jealousy always longs for omniscience. What does the narrator mean by this?

3. What does Maggie tell Lucy is her reason for leaving St. Ogg's and taking another teaching job?

4. Why does Lucy understand and forgive Maggie?

5. How does Lucy's plan to intervene with Tom on Maggie's behalf backfire?

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