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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. What have the people of Wideacre called upon Beatrice to do again?
(a) Attend their harvest party.
(b) Be godmother to the new babies.
(c) Lower their rents.
(d) Walk among the crops to ensure good yields.

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

3. John tells Beatrice that __________ is coming.
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Death.
(d) Tragedy.

4. Who indicates interest in buying Wideacre?
(a) Mr. Llewlyn.
(b) Mr. Gilby.
(c) Dr. Rose.
(d) Ralph.

5. Who is the banker advising Beatrice and Harry in the matters of Wideacre?
(a) Mr. Legrand.
(b) Mr. Lewiston.
(c) Mr. Llewellyn.
(d) Mr. Levinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does John say Beatrice will soon lose Wideacre?

2. What does John tell Beatrice when he returns home?

3. Why is Beatrice so conflicted about the changes that must occur at Wideacre?

4. What is the only thing that will rouse Beatrice from her bed during her depression?

5. Who is the London wheat buyer who buys Wideacre's wheat harvest?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Beatrice tell Celia to coerce her to support John's being sent away for alcohol abuse treatment?

2. Why does Celia reject Beatrice's plan for Julia's inheritance of Wideacre?

3. What causes Mama to collapse in the library?

4. What is revealed about the characters in the Epilogue?

5. How does the story end?

6. How does Beatrice deceive Celia into thinking that Wideacre has fallen on hard times?

7. Describe the scene in which John is taken away by the doctors to begin his alcohol addiction treatment.

8. Describe the scene of desperation that Harry and Beatrice witness at the Christmas party.

9. How does John respond when he sees the newborn child?

10. How does Beatrice justify the radical changes that are occurring at Wideacre?

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