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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 first name of the beadsman called Skulpit?
(a) Joseph.
(b) James.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Job.

2. Who says, "You know how fond I am of sacred music"?
(a) Grantly.
(b) Bold.
(c) Harding.
(d) Susan.

3. What month is it in "Chapter 3, The Bishop of Barchester"?
(a) April.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) October.

4. Who does the narrator compare Bold to in Chapter 6?
(a) Guy Fawkes.
(b) Wang Jingwei.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Judas Iscariot.

5. Who says, "My dear old friend, there is nothing: there is no news to cheer me--God's will be done."?
(a) Grantly.
(b) Bold.
(c) Harding.
(d) Susan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money is Harding in debt at the beginning of Chapter 10, "Tribulation"?

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?

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

4. What is Bold's first name?

5. Harding asks Bold if who will ever get use of her limb again?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the narrator say he has made up the town of Barchester?

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

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

5. How do Harding and Grantly feel about Bold's attempts to create reform?

6. What happens when Bold sees Eleanor after missing Harding's party?

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

8. How does a newspaper article describe Harding?

9. How does Hiram's Hospital come to exist?

10. Why does Bold take issue with the charitable men's home?

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