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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Beatrice hears about ______________ leading bread riots.
(a) A missionary.
(b) A one-legged man.
(c) A union representative.
(d) A politician.

2. How does Beatrice plan to retain a hold over Harry?
(a) By acting as confidante.
(b) By providing physical pleasure.
(c) By threatening to tell secrets about him.
(d) By being his business manager.

3. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT consider to be a threat to her security?
(a) Ralph exacting revenge on her.
(b) Celia producing a male heir.
(c) Harry falling in love with Celia.
(d) Her mother sending her away to be married.

4. Who does Mrs. Lacy want Harry to marry?
(a) Celia Havering.
(b) Celeste Habersham.
(c) Cheryl Higgins.
(d) Celia Haverman.

5. What promise does Beatrice elicit from Celia?
(a) To find Ralph.
(b) To murder Mrs. Lacy.
(c) To conspire against Harry.
(d) To be best friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ralph's mother?

2. Which of the following does Harry NOT encourage his father to give to Ralph?

3. What would be included as part of Celia's dowry?

4. What type of bird had Ralph once given Beatrice?

5. Which of the following does Ralph NOT envision for his future at Wideacre?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the circumstances of Harry and Beatrice's first sexual encounter?

2. What lies does Beatrice relay to Harry to avoid everyone finding out that Beatrice, and not Celia, was pregnant?

3. Why does Mama think it important to introduce Celia into the household?

4. When does Beatrice realize the gap that exists between her world and Ralph's world?

5. Explain Beatrice's concept of the importance of her home, Wideacre, in the universe.

6. What is the tipping point where Beatrice realizes she no longer has the upper hand over Harry?

7. How does Beatrice use a cat to subdue her mother so she can spend some time with Harry?

8. What impediment stands in the way of Beatrice and Ralph's taking over Wideacre and what is the plan to remove it?

9. What secret does Mama keep that Beatrice is certain she must know.

10. What two things does Beatrice see as hurdles to her future and how does she plan to manage them?

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