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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. How does Grantly pay his and Harding's legal fees?

2. What does the narrator say will probably happen to Eleanor if she goes to visit Bold?

3. Who says, " I want to ask you if you can oblige me in a certain matter"?

4. Grantly plans to give Harding's job at the old men's home to a man with how many children?

5. Who says, "Mr. Bold can't dispute the truth of every word in that article you have just read--nor can I."

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Harding say he is going to London?

2. What happens when Eleanor tells Mary that she cannot marry Bold?

3. Why does Bold leave angrily from his meeting with Tom?

4. Why does Harding plan to sell his furniture when he resigns?

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

6. What does a second newspaper article say about Harding and the lawsuit against him?

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

8. What is Grantly's idea for how Harding can remain employed?

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

10. How does Tom seem to feel about his position at the newspaper?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the character of Tom Towers. How is he portrayed? Why is the description of his office important? What does it say about him? Why is it important that his articles are written anonymously? What point is the author trying to make through the character traits and personality of Tom?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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