View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beatrice wants the best for Wideacre but is ultimately destroying it in her zeal. What is this literary technique called?
(a) Irony.
(b) Allegory.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

2. What does Beatrice finally reveal to the family after they return from the feast?
(a) She is pregnant.
(b) She and John are divorcing.
(c) Wideacre is on the verge of ruin.
(d) The family is now debt free.

3. What news does Harry break to Beatrice in Chapter 11?
(a) Dr. McAndrew has asked permission to marry her.
(b) He wants to end their intimate relationship.
(c) He wants to divorce Celia.
(d) He knows that Beatrice is Julia's mother.

4. How does Beatrice stage a premature birth?
(a) A riding accident.
(b) An accident in the library.
(c) Falling down stairs.
(d) Collapsing in the garden.

5. Who tells Beatrice that Mama has died?
(a) Harry.
(b) Ralph.
(c) John.
(d) Celia.

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

7. What/who does Beatrice see at the window when lightning lights up the sky?
(a) Ira.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Two dogs.
(d) A ghost.

8. Who does Beatrice tell John is the father of the child?
(a) Ralph.
(b) The smuggler.
(c) Ian.
(d) Harry.

9. Where is Beatrice when the mob approaches the house?
(a) In the stables.
(b) In London.
(c) In the house.
(d) In the woods.

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

11. What does John remind Beatrice is coming?
(a) Retribution.
(b) Better days.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Death.

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

13. What does Celia say about the house at Wideacre?
(a) It is in dire need of repairs.
(b) It is the grandest home in the country.
(c) There seems to be something poisoning it.
(d) It is too dark and damp to be comfortable.

14. What causes Mama to pass out in the library?
(a) She gets up from her chair too quickly.
(b) A statue falls on her head.
(c) Paint fumes overwhelm her.
(d) Seeing Beatrice and Harry making love.

15. Where does John drive Beatrice one day?
(a) To church.
(b) To town.
(c) To the mountains.
(d) To the sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's only purpose in life now?

2. Where do John and Beatrice live after their wedding?

3. What is thrown at the carriage taking Beatrice, Harry, John and Celia home from the feast?

4. Why did Giles kill himself?

5. Which of the following does NOT happen when the physicians come to take John away for treatment?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 506 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample