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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sir Abraham's last name?

2. What does Harding call Eleanor as a nickname?

3. What is the name of the bill Sir Abraham is engaged in when Grantly calls on him for help?

4. Who says, "That's woman's logic all over, Mary"?

5. What is Mary's relation to Bold?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Eleanor not worried about seeing Bold when she goes to see Mary?

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

3. What does Harding do to make sure he does not become enemies with Bold?

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

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

6. How does a newspaper article describe Harding?

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

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

9. How does Bunce react when he finds out that most of the beadsmen have already signed the petition saying that they deserve a much bigger share of the hospital's money?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at Harding's reasoning for giving up his position as warden. Why does he do this, even though Bold drops the lawsuit? Do you think he made the right decision? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the beadsmen and their willingness to turn on Harding. Why do so many of them sign the petition against him? What do they hope to achieve? How do they end up?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the character of Anticant. Why is it important that Anticant cannot see anything other than "good" and "evil" within a person's motives? How does this relate to the novel as a whole? Who else in the novel seems to have trouble seeing any gray area when it comes to good and evil?

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