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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. How does Julia feel after Richard states that he has a broken heart?

2. What type of bird does Ralph keep as a pet?

3. When Julia has a dream on the night after she is confronted by Ralph, what does she shout?

4. After Julia is presented with the doll on reaping day, what does her family realize about her?

5. Who is accused of stealing wheat from the Wideacre fields?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Julia learn when she encounters the linkboy?

2. What happens when Julia attempts to write a letter to James after her parents are murdered?

3. What does Richard admit to Julia when he meets her in Midhurst?

4. Why are Clary and Matthew Merry in a fight during Maying?

5. How does Richard react when he finds out that Julia is pregnant?

6. What happens during the sickle race on the last day of the harvest?

7. After Julia's encounter with Ralph in the village, what does she dream of when she falls to sleep that night?

8. After the attack, how does Julia make her way home and what does she tell her family?

9. What happens to Matthew Merry after Clary dies?

10. When Ralph asks Julia to look into Richards soul, what does she see there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As an adult, Richard kills many characters. Choose two characters, describe their murders, and explain the impact that these murders have on the plot of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

While Julia is in Bath, she meets and becomes engaged to a man named James.

Part 1) Describe the courting period of Julia's and James's relationship.

Part 2) Describe the future that Julia and James planned together.

Part 3) Explain why Julia's and James's wedding never came into fruition.

Essay Topic 3

The fields of Wideacre set the stage for the entire novel. Explain how the fields display a theme of class among the people in Wideacre, and explain how Uncle John sets a plan in motion that attempts to equalize the profits of the Wideacre fields.

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