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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Beatrice call it when Harry interacts with the people of Wideacre?
(a) Mixing it up with the peons.
(b) Drudging it.
(c) Playing peasant.
(d) Slumming it.

2. How did Giles kill himself?
(a) He drank rat poison.
(b) He hanged himself.
(c) He took an overdose of laudanum.
(d) He shot himself.

3. Why are the people of Wideacre suffering this winter?
(a) The plague is killing many people.
(b) Influenza is running rampant.
(c) War has broken out.
(d) There are no winter jobs at Wideacre.

4. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the men tearing down the fencing?
(a) Ned Hunter dies in a convict camp.
(b) John Tyacke is hanged.
(c) Sam Fosterly dies of fever.
(d) The Culler is shot.

5. Why did Giles kill himself?
(a) He found out that he had cancer.
(b) His wife died and he was depressed.
(c) He could not support himself through the winter.
(d) He was guilty about killing a man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What perversion of Harry's does Beatrice plan to exploit?

2. Beatrice wants the best for Wideacre but is ultimately destroying it in her zeal. What is this literary technique called?

3. Which of the following does NOT characterize Celia?

4. What reason does Beatrice give her mother for their not returning home as expected?

5. In what town does Beatrice find workers to build the fencing?

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