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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 does Tom show Bold that angers him?
(a) A pamphlet.
(b) A letter to the edior.
(c) The lifestyle section.
(d) An advertisement.

2. How does the narrator describe Harding's usual mood?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Angry.

3. What does Harding plan to sell to pay his consultation fees?
(a) Jewelry.
(b) His horses.
(c) Furniture.
(d) His books.

4. The same person who owns Crabtree Canonicorum also owns a hospitable villa on what lake?
(a) Lake Prespa.
(b) Lake Geneva.
(c) Lake Como.
(d) Lake Maggiore.

5. The narrator says unmarried woman of what age would oppose Eleanor and not give her sympathy?
(a) 35.
(b) 40.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who owns Crabtree Canonicorum?

2. Who says, " I want to ask you if you can oblige me in a certain matter"?

3. Who tells Bold that Eleanor has come to see him?

4. What is Tom's role at a powerful newspaper?

5. How long does Harding wait for his appointment with Sir Abraham?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tom seem to feel about his position at the newspaper?

2. Why does Sir Abraham think Harding has come to see him?

3. Why is Susan concerned about her father, Harding, resigning?

4. Why does Harding plan to sell his furniture when he resigns?

5. How does Bold respond when Eleanor begs him to promise that he will stop the legal proceedings against her father?

6. What does a second newspaper article say about Harding and the lawsuit against him?

7. Why does Grantly assume that Bold wants to drop the changes against Harding?

8. What is Grantly's idea for how Harding can remain employed?

9. How does a magazine called "The Almshouse" portray Harding?

10. How does Bold feel when he reads about Harding in a magazine called "The Almshouse"?

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