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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Celia refuse to take Beatrice's next child as her own?
(a) She doesn't want another lie between herself and Harry.
(b) She doesn't think Harry is the child's father.
(c) She wants to bear her own child.
(d) She is having trouble raising one.

2. What eventually kills Mama?
(a) An aneurysm.
(b) An overdose of laudanum.
(c) A stab wound.
(d) A stroke.

3. Who will inherit Wideacre unless Harry produces a male heir?
(a) Julia.
(b) Celia.
(c) Beatrice.
(d) A distant cousin.

4. What does John tell Beatrice when he returns home?
(a) He wants to renew his wedding vows.
(b) He wants a divorce.
(c) He knows the children are a result of incest.
(d) He wants to return to his medical practice.

5. What happens at the moment that Beatrice is killed?
(a) A bell chimes.
(b) Lightning strikes.
(c) A hawk flies overhead.
(d) The dogs howl.

6. What does Beatrice know that Ralph plans to do?
(a) Come back for her.
(b) Burn her house.
(c) Kidnap her children.
(d) Hang himself.

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

8. What has the family eliminated from its meals lately?
(a) Pork.
(b) Mushrooms.
(c) Liquor.
(d) Eggs.

9. In addition to Beatrice, who else dies in the mob attack?
(a) Harry.
(b) Celia.
(c) Ralph.
(d) John.

10. How much medicine does Beatrice tell Celia to give Mama at a certain time?
(a) One drop before bedtime.
(b) Two capsules at bedtime.
(c) Two teaspoons before dinner.
(d) The whole bottle.

11. What is typically placed on top of the final shock of wheat?
(a) A pitchfork.
(b) A wheat doll.
(c) A flag.
(d) A basket of coins.

12. Where had John gone to visit his father?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Wales.
(c) Ireland.
(d) England.

13. Why is there no major Christmas party at the hall at Wideacre this year?
(a) No one wants to organize it.
(b) There is no budget for it.
(c) The family is still in mourning.
(d) The weather is too bad.

14. What tragedy does Beatrice have to face at home?
(a) John wants a divorce.
(b) Bankruptcy.
(c) Richard is seriously ill.
(d) Harry has cancer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the people at the feast eat so little food?

2. What is the name of the man for whom the pirate works?

3. Who is the midwife who keeps Beatrice's secret about the baby?

4. Where is Beatrice when the mob approaches the house?

5. What sign do the villagers make in Beatrice's presence?

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