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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 Tom show Bold that angers him?

2. What is Tom's role at a powerful newspaper?

3. What is the name of the cottage Eleanor and Harding decide to live in?

4. About how old is Sir Abraham?

5. Who does Grantly throw out of his home at the end of "Mr. Bold's Visit to Plumstead"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Explore the theme of mixed motives found in the book. Who in the novel seems to have mixed motives? Cite at least three characters who have mixed motives and explain what they are? What does the author seem to be saying about the nature of mankind by giving his characters mixed motives?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the perspective used by the author for this novel. What kind of narrator does the reader get? Why do you think the author felt third-person was the best perspective for this novel? What is gained from this perspective? Do you feel like you missed out on anything by having a third-person narrator telling the story? How would the novel be different if it was written in first-person?

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