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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. Who is Mr. Irwine's sister that is described as an invalid?
(a) Sophia.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Anne.
(d) Emily.

2. Who is the landlord of the Donnithorne Arms?
(a) Mr. Gedge.
(b) Mr. Dingall.
(c) Mr. Ryde.
(d) Mr. Casson.

3. What is Mrs. Poyser doing in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Ironing.
(b) Baking.
(c) Milking cows.
(d) Sweeping.

4. Who is Sandy Jim's wife?
(a) Bess.
(b) Hetty.
(c) Dinah.
(d) Sarah.

5. Who is the gardener at the Chase that Hetty knows to be in love with her in Chapter 9?
(a) Will Maskery.
(b) Mr. Williams.
(c) Joshua Rann.
(d) Mr. Craig.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Mr. Massey describe Adam pummelling ten years ago over a bad shilling in Chapter 21?

2. Who is the butler at the Chase Farm that instructs Adam to dine upstairs with the large tenants in Chapter 23?

3. What horse of Arthur's has been lamed in Chapter 12?

4. Who is Mr. Irwine's godson that visits him in Chapter 5?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What games are described at the party in Chapter 25?

2. What relationship is established between Seth Bede and Dinah Morris in Chapter 3?

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

4. What do Hetty's earrings and locket symbolize?

5. What does carpentry symbolize in the novel?

6. What are Arthur Donnithorne's intentions when he awakens in Chapter 12? Why do those plans change?

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

8. What is the setting of Chapter 6? What is taking place as the chapter opens?

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

10. Who comes to stay at the Bede home in Chapter 10? Why?

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