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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time is Adam described alone in his dull upper room in the opening of Chapter 42?

2. At what time does Mr. Iwrine arrive to greet Adam in the beginning of Chapter 41?

3. Where is the burly old coachman from that asks Hetty about the man she's chasing after in Chapter 36?

4. What is the title of Chapter 44?

5. What is the title of Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Dinah goes to the prison in Chapter 45?

2. What is Adam's fate at the end of the novel? How does this come about?

3. How is the conflict between Adam and Arthur resolved in Chapter 28?

4. What is Hetty's fate in the end of the novel? How does this come about?

5. Why does Adam angrily confront Arthur in Chapter 27?

6. What action does Arthur commit to in Chapter 29?

7. How have Adam's circumstances changed in Chapter 33?

8. What is "deus ex machina" and how does it factor into Adam Bede?

9. Why does Adam go to Hall Farm in Chapter 30? What does he do there?

10. What does John Olding testify on the stand in Chapter 43?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the characters within the Poyser family. What is the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Poyser like? How are they related to Hetty and Dinah? What are the central motivations and concerns of Mr. and Mrs. Poyser?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Adam Bede and Arthur Donnithorne in the novel. How are these characters similar? How are they different? What is their relationship to one another like? What establishes each of their relationships to Hetty?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the importance of setting in Adam Bede. What is the main setting of this novel? During what time period does the story take place? Could this story be told in a different setting? How would that change the narrative?

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