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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 says, "I am sure he loves you better than anything in the world."

2. Who says, "You must now, you know, cease any joking about me and Mr. Bold."?

3. What Greek mythological character does Eleanor want to be like?

4. What is the last name of Tom, who works at a powerful newspaper?

5. Harding says a second newspaper article that speaks badly of him will be read all the clergymen in what city?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Harding's plan for he and Eleanor after the lawsuit is over?

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

5. How does a magazine called "The Almshouse" portray Harding?

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

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

8. How does Grantly react when Harding tells him he will resign?

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

10. Why is Susan concerned about her father, Harding, resigning?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

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

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?

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