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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Mr. Irwine's butler?
(a) Robert.
(b) Carroll.
(c) Joshua.
(d) Jack.

2. What does Adam say Dinah has a face like in Chapter 11?
(a) A lily.
(b) A daisy.
(c) A rose.
(d) An orchid.

3. Who is Adam Bede's father?
(a) Arthur.
(b) Thias.
(c) Seth.
(d) James.

4. How long does Mr. Irwine say it's been since Arthur has come to breakfast with him when he arrives in Chapter 16?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. What does Mr. Irwine say they were building in Snowfield when he was last there in Chapter 8?
(a) A bakery.
(b) An ammunitions center.
(c) A cotton mill.
(d) A shoe factory.

6. Who is the "whittaw" or saddler that entertains the men in the barn with the latest Treddleston gossip in Chapter 6?
(a) Will Maskery.
(b) Mr. Goby.
(c) Mr. Craig.
(d) Joshua Rann.

7. How much older than Seth does Adam's mother say Dinah is in Chapter 14?
(a) 4 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 1 year older.
(d) 6 years older.

8. Who is Arthur Dunnithorne's old stable-hand?
(a) Andrew.
(b) John.
(c) James.
(d) Roger.

9. Who is Mr. Irwine's friend whose books have inspired Arthur Dunnithorne to put farmers in better management of their land in Chapter 16?
(a) James Watkins's books.
(b) Arthur Young's books.
(c) Roger Roost's books.
(d) John Wesley's books.

10. At what time does the narrator describe Dinah getting out of bed in the opening of Chapter 11?
(a) 4:30.
(b) 7:30.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 5:30.

11. Who does Mrs. Poyser say Dinah looks like as she sews in Chapter 6?
(a) Her Aunt Jessie.
(b) Her Aunt Judith.
(c) Her Aunt Sophia.
(d) Her Aunt Emily.

12. What is Adam working to complete in Chapter 4?
(a) A dresser.
(b) A chair.
(c) A coffin.
(d) A door.

13. Who is Mrs. Poyser's housemaid that she scolds severely in Chapter 6?
(a) Molly.
(b) Maria.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Anna.

14. Who gives out the prizes to the victors in the games in Chapter 25?
(a) Will Maskery.
(b) Joshua Rann.
(c) Mrs. Irwine.
(d) Tom Hazelow.

15. What is Mr. Irwine doing in the opening of Chapter 5?
(a) Playing with his family dog.
(b) Playing chess with his mother.
(c) Gardening in the front lawn.
(d) Plalying poker with his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dinah when she began preaching, according to the narrative in Chapter 8?

2. What kind of paintings does the narrator claim to love which many lofty-minded people despise in Chapter 17?

3. In what type of grove does the Hermitage stand, as described in Chapter 12?

4. When does Dinah say her aunt that raised her died in Chapter 8?

5. What does Marty say his mother would give him to find the speckled turkey's nest in Chapter 18?

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