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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does John accuse of betraying him as he is taken away?
(a) Celia.
(b) Harry.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) Ira.

2. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT think after she is left alone in the house?
(a) The future is in Ralph's hands.
(b) She'll be OK if she makes it to morning.
(c) There is nothing more for her to do.
(d) She can finally rest.

3. In what city does Beatrice intend to sell Wideacre's wheat crop?
(a) Bristol.
(b) London.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Liverpool.

4. What is held on the last day of the wheat harvest?
(a) A dance.
(b) A church service.
(c) A feast.
(d) A picnic.

5. Who is blamed for Mama's death?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Ms. Merry.
(c) Celia.
(d) John.

6. Which of the following does NOT happen when the physicians come to take John away for treatment?
(a) He is put into a straight jacket.
(b) He gets into the carriage willingly.
(c) He is given a dose of laudanum.
(d) He tries to run away.

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

8. Who does the wheat doll resemble this year?
(a) John.
(b) Beatrice and Harry.
(c) Julia and Richard.
(d) Celia.

9. Which of the following does NOT happen after Beatrice tells John her distress at being merely a visitor at Wideacre?
(a) He comforts her.
(b) They make love.
(c) He proposes to her.
(d) He tells her to get her own place.

10. What is thrown at the carriage taking Beatrice, Harry, John and Celia home from the feast?
(a) Pitch forks.
(b) Tomatoes.
(c) Rock.
(d) Rotten eggs.

11. What is Beatrice's new baby named?
(a) Richard.
(b) Rowan.
(c) Reginald.
(d) Robert.

12. Which of the following activities do the people of Wideacre NOT use the common grounds?
(a) Gathering firewood.
(b) Grazing horses.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Gardening.

13. Who is able to inherit Wideacre now that the entail is complete?
(a) Richard's firstborn son.
(b) The firstborn son of either Julia or Richard.
(c) The firstborn child of either Julia or Richard.
(d) Julia's firstborn son.

14. What do the pirates want with Beatrice?
(a) Jobs.
(b) Hide goods on Wideacre land.
(c) Guns.
(d) Food.

15. What does Beatrice tell Harry about Celia?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She is barren.
(c) She wants a divorce.
(d) She is having an affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John say Beatrice will soon lose Wideacre?

2. Beatrice knows that the Culler is really ______________.

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

4. What causes Mama to pass out in the library?

5. What does Ralph send Beatrice for her birthday?

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