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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. Celia encourages feelings of love in men while Beatrice provokes feelings of _____________.
(a) Guilt.
(b) Pride.
(c) Desire.
(d) Greed.

2. What does Celia refuse to let Mrs. Lacy do to Julia?
(a) Curl her hair.
(b) Pierce her ears.
(c) Swaddle her.
(d) Paint her fingernails.

3. What frightens Beatrice about Harry when he returns home?
(a) His attitude.
(b) His learning.
(c) His physical strength.
(d) His anger.

4. What part does Beatrice think she has been destined to play all her life?
(a) An angel.
(b) Lucifer.
(c) A guide.
(d) A teacher.

5. Which of the following does Ralph NOT envision for his future at Wideacre?
(a) Beatrice will bring him coffee every morning.
(b) Harry will become his partner.
(c) He will marry Beatrice.
(d) He will sleep on linen sheets.

Short Answer Questions

1. What farm activity is Harry monitoring in Chapter 5?

2. What does Celia now regret agreeing to regarding Harry?

3. How old was Beatrice when her father took her on her first ride on his big horse?

4. Who is the headmaster at Harry's school?

5. What does Celia name the new baby?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What plan does Ralph reveal to Beatrice for securing Wideacre for the two of them?

4. Describe the metaphor Beatrice uses to compare her life with the land of Wideacre in the spring.

5. How does the author use foreshadowing when mentioning the one-legged man?

6. How does Beatrice have to gain control over Harry's management of the wheat harvest?

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

8. How does Beatrice behave after the birth of her child?

9. How does Beatrice come to realize that she is not her father's favored child after all?

10. How do Celia's maternal instincts give her a new, forceful personality?

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