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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 relation is Grantly to Harding?

2. Who says, "For heaven's sake, don't let us have division in the camp."?

3. 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?

4. How often does the newspaper that publishes a story about the lawsuit against the warden come out?

5. Who says, "Sir Abraham has given most minute attention to the case"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harding tell Eleanor to go for a walk after he gets done visiting at the bishop's palace?

2. What does Grantly do after he decides to nip the beadsmens' rebellion in the bud.

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why is Harding hesitant to let Grantly take on Bold in a legal battle?

10. What is Harding's relationship to the Bishop of Barchester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore Bold's attempt at reforming the church and the hospital. What is Bold trying to accomplish with his reform? Why is he so concerned with Hiram's will? Why has he taken on the church? Why has he taken on Harding? How does Grantly feel about Bold's attempt at reform?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the description of Grantly's home. How does the description paint Grantly? Why do you think the author chooses to show Grantly's true nature through a description of his home? Why do you think he does not just explain to the reader all of Grantly's characteristics?

Essay Topic 3

Explore Eleanor's role in the novel. How does she help to drive the plot? What purpose does she serve for Harding? What about for Bold? What are her motives? What seems to be her main function in the novel?

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