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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. What is the relationship between Harding and the bishop?
(a) Father and son.
(b) Cousins.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Best friends.

2. What is the first name of the man who, centuries before the story opens, started a home for the old and destitute men of the city?
(a) Matthew.
(b) Paul.
(c) George.
(d) John.

3. Who begins the reform to get Harding fired from the old men's home?
(a) Grantly.
(b) Eleanor.
(c) Bold.
(d) Susan.

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

5. What is the name of the bill Sir Abraham is engaged in when Grantly calls on him for help?
(a) Convent Committal Bill.
(b) Convent Constraint Bill.
(c) Convent Custody Bill.
(d) Convent Confinement Bill.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who refers to Bold as a "pestilent intruder"?

2. How many copies of the newspaper that publishes a story about the lawsuit against the warden are sold each time it comes out?

3. It is well-known that Grantly always defends the side of what?

4. Who shows up at the old men's home to talk to the beadsman in an attempt to nip their rebellion in the bud?

5. Who does the narrator compare Bold to in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Harding hesitant to let Grantly take on Bold in a legal battle?

2. What happens when Bold and Mary receive their party invitations?

3. What does Grantly warn Harding that will happen if he gives up his position?

4. What does Grantly do after he decides to nip the beadsmens' rebellion in the bud.

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

6. Why does Harding tell Eleanor to go for a walk after he gets done visiting at the bishop's palace?

7. How does a newspaper article describe Harding?

8. What does Grantly say when he confronts the beadsmen about taking legal action?

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

10. How does Harding react when Eleanor describes Bold as her enemy?

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