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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Celia think is Julia's father?
(a) Harry.
(b) The Culler.
(c) Ira.
(d) Robert.

2. Who is the midwife who keeps Beatrice's secret about the baby?
(a) Ms. Merrywether.
(b) Ms. McCallister.
(c) Ms. Mayfield.
(d) Ms. Merry.

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

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

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

6. What makes it easy for Beatrice and Harry to continue their midnight trysts?
(a) Celia has moved out.
(b) John gets drunk at night.
(c) They are both divorced now.
(d) John has moved back to town.

7. How much laudanum did John tell Beatrice to give Mama?
(a) One drop every hour.
(b) Two drops every two hours.
(c) Four drops every four hours.
(d) One drop every four hours.

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

9. In what town does Beatrice find workers to build the fencing?
(a) Bristol.
(b) Chichester.
(c) Colchester.
(d) Glasgow.

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

11. Whose presence does Beatrice now feel near her?
(a) Her mother's.
(b) Ralph's.
(c) John's.
(d) Her father's.

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

13. What sign do the villagers make in Beatrice's presence?
(a) The peace sign.
(b) The victory sign.
(c) A bow or curtsy.
(d) A sign to ward off witches.

14. What job does Beatrice offer the town's workers who refuse to do it?
(a) Shoeing horses.
(b) Making wine.
(c) Planting wheat.
(d) Fencing in the Common.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the banker advising Beatrice and Harry in the matters of Wideacre?

3. Why does John end up comforting Beatrice?

4. What does John determine upon inspecting the baby?

5. Who is the doctor who helps people recover from alcohol addiction?

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