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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 is the name of the magazine Bold buys after leaving Tom?

2. When does Harding say he will resign from the old men's home?

3. How does the narrator describe Harding's usual mood?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What happens when Grantly tells Bold he cannot back out of the legal situation?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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?

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