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1. From what narrative perspective is the story related? In what tense is the story told?

The narrative is related from the perspective of a third-person omniscient narrator. It is related in the past tense and steps outside of the action of the story to provide commentary on the characters, their motivations, and their perceptions.

2. What is the setting that is established in Chapter 1?

The setting established in Chapter 1 is the workshop of Mr. Jonathan Burge in the village of Hayslope in the northern English countryside. The year is 1799 and the story begins on June 18.

3. How is Adam Bede described in the opening in Chapter 1?

Adam Bede is described as a large, broad-chested man, "and the broad chest belonged to a large-boned, muscular man nearly six feet high, with a back so flat and a head so well poised that when he drew himself up to take a more distant survey of his work, he had the air of a soldier standing at ease" (1).

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