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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 goddess has her seat on Mount Olympus, according to the narrator?
(a) Athena.
(b) Rhea.
(c) Hera.
(d) Pica.

2. The narrator says Eleanor will receive sympathy from women older than what age?
(a) 40.
(b) 60.
(c) 30.
(d) 50.

3. Who says, "I had such good news for you, and now you make me fear I am too late"?
(a) Harding.
(b) Susan.
(c) Eleanor.
(d) Bold.

4. How do the townspeople feel about Harding when he resigns from the old men's home?
(a) They are relieved.
(b) They feel betrayed.
(c) They admire him.
(d) They think he is crazy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says Eleanor will receive sympathy from girls younger than what age?

2. Who is Bold out with when Eleanor goes to see him?

3. Where does Harding say he is going at the beginning of Chapter 13, "The Warden's Decision"?

4. Who says, "You must now, you know, cease any joking about me and Mr. Bold."?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Harding's plan for he and Eleanor after the lawsuit is over?

3. Why does Bold suspect that he is to blame for the article in the newspaper that slanders Harding?

4. Why does Harding feel he should leave for London as soon as possible?

5. How does Harding feel by the time he is about to meet Sir Abraham?

6. Why does Eleanor decide to visit Bold at the beginning of Chapter 11 "Iphigenia"?

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

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

9. What happens to the beadsmen when their warden resigns?

10. Why does Harding rush to find Sir Abraham as soon as he gets to London?

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