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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Grantly get to represent him in the case against Bold?
(a) Sir Isaac.
(b) Sir Elon.
(c) Sir Abraham.
(d) Sir Boaz.

2. The narrator guesses Bold is how old?
(a) 24.
(b) 30.
(c) 35.
(d) 19.

3. How does Harding feel at the beginning of Chapter 10, "Tribulation"?
(a) Sad.
(b) Relieved.
(c) Angry.
(d) Happy.

4. What is Harding's title at the hospital for old men?
(a) Treasurer.
(b) Warden.
(c) Chief.
(d) Butler.

5. How many years older is Mary than Bold?
(a) 1 or 2.
(b) 8 or 9.
(c) 4 or 5.
(d) 10 or 12.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Grantly's youngest daughter called?

2. Who does the narrator describe as "a man somewhat shy of speaking of himself"?

3. What is Sir Abraham's last name?

4. How many people sit on a jury in England, according to Grantly?

5. Who is Grantly's lawyer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Harding react when he reads an article about himself in the newspaper?

2. How does a scandal erupt out of the legal battle between Harding and the beadsmen?

3. What advice does Grantly's wife give him that he refuses to listen to?

4. What happens after Eleanor reproaches Bold for being at odds with her father?

5. How does the charitable men's home manage its money?

6. What do Grantly and the bishop tell Harding that Sir Abraham has said about their legal case?

7. What is Harding's relationship to the Bishop of Barchester?

8. How do the inmates at the hospital react when they hear about reforms in other churches?

9. What do Grantly and the bishop tell Harding when he asks what should be done about the slander the Jupiter published against him?

10. How does Harding feel when Bold tells him he will probably take legal action against him?

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