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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 the narrator say will probably happen to Eleanor if she goes to visit Bold?

2. Who says, "Don't you know that their attorneys have noticed us that they have withdrawn the suit"?

3. A second newspaper article that speaks badly of Harding asks why an old men's home needs what?

4. Who says, "That's philosophical; it's quite refreshing to hear a man talking of his hundreds in so purely indifferent a manner"?

5. Who says, "What good to us is this place or all the money, if we are to be ill-spoken of ?"

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 motives of Harding and Grantly throughout the novel. What drives each one? Which one seems to be more moral? Why? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explore the use of foreshadowing in the novel. What instances of foreshadowing appear early in the novel? How do they eventually play out in the novel? What purpose do these hints from the author serve to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

Looking at the ending of the story, why do you think the author gave his readers a mostly happy ending? Were you surprised by the ending? Who did not get a happy ending? Why do you think these characters did not get a happy ending? In what way was their situation different?

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