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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 does Harding say is nice about his little cottage?

2. Which character thinks of Eleanor as their sister?

3. Where does Harding go after dinner on his second day in London?

4. How do the lawyers and clergymen feel about Harding since he retired?

5. What time is it when Harding meets with Sir. Abraham?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Harding decide not to spend his second day in London in his hotel?

3. How does Bold react when he comes home and finds Eleanor there crying?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Harding's resignation received, over all?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of the articles about Harding in "The Jupiter" and the two magazines that harshly attack him? What can be learned about Harding by looking at these articles? What can be learned about him from his reaction to his bad press? What does the author seem to be saying about people and gossip?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Explore Harding's willingness to fight to give up his position as warden. Why does Harding suddenly decide to fight? How has he acted prior to this? What examples can you think of for times he did not fight for what he wanted? Why do you think he chooses this time to not let Grantly boss him around? Is it important that Grantly and Susan think he is being foolish? Why or why not?

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