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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. Where does Arthur Donnithorne intend to go fishing for a week in the beginning of Chapter 12?
(a) Stoniton.
(b) Eagledale.
(c) Treddleston.
(d) Rosseter.

2. Where did Arthur attend college?
(a) Oxford University.
(b) Exeter University.
(c) Cambridge University.
(d) University of Wales.

3. 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.

4. What is Mrs. Poyser's first name?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anna.
(d) Marie.

5. With whom does Arthur have lunch in Chapter 12?
(a) Gawaine.
(b) Mr. Irwine.
(c) Will Maskery.
(d) Adam Bede.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Arthur Dunnithorne invite the Poyser's to his home for a dance in Chapter 7?

2. What religion is Adam's brother teased for being immersed in, in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Adam Bede's mother?

4. When does Adam say his father's funeral will be in Chapter 16?

5. Who pays a visit to Mr. Irwine in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Seth Bede compared to his brother Adam in the opening in Chapter 1?

2. What is seen in the exchange between Arthur and Adam in Chapter 16?

3. What can be discerned about the relationship between Adam and Seth in Chapter 1?

4. What thoughts preoccupy Adam in Chapter 19?

5. What do Dinah Morris and the Reverent Irwine discuss in Chapter 8?

6. What happens in the encounter between Hetty and Arthur in Chapter 13?

7. What is the party in celebration for in Chapter 24? Why is it significant?

8. Why is Adam asked to dine upstairs at the party in Chapter 23?

9. Who is Mr. Irvine and what is his position within the community of the main characters?

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

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