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

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

3. Who asks, " And who does manage the hospital"?

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

5. Who suggests that Harding write to the newspaper that publishes a story about the lawsuit against him?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. What happens when Bold goes to visit Harding, hoping to demand a detailed statement of the hospital's accounts?

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

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

9. How does Harding react when he reads an article about himself in the newspaper?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the perspective used by the author for this novel. What kind of narrator does the reader get? Why do you think the author felt third-person was the best perspective for this novel? What is gained from this perspective? Do you feel like you missed out on anything by having a third-person narrator telling the story? How would the novel be different if it was written in first-person?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the relationship between Grantly and his father, the bishop. What roles do Grantly and his father play at the church? What roles do they seem to play in their families? How does the bishop seem to feel about his son? How does Grantly seem to feel about the bishop? Why do you think the bishop always lets his son take charge of situations?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the author's use of Greek mythology in the novel. Where can you see references to it? Why do you think the author includes these references to ancient Greek mythology? Was is surprising to see these references in a book about the Christian church?

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