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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. Whom does Mrs. Garth want Mary to marry?
(a) Ladislaw.
(b) Farebrother.
(c) Fred.
(d) No one.

2. What ailment is affecting John Raffles while he resides at Stone Court?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Cholera.
(c) Alcohol poisoning.
(d) Tumors.

3. Politics take precedence at the Chettam household because the national legislature has vetoed what?
(a) The tea tax.
(b) The Reform Bill.
(c) The Tax Act.
(d) The trade embargo.

4. When Raffles dies, who is watching him?
(a) Rosamond.
(b) A maid.
(c) Lydgate.
(d) Bulstrode.

5. What do the ladies of Middlemarch say about Rosamond?
(a) Her expectations are reasonable, and Lydgate should work harder to meet them.
(b) She is trying to maintain a lifestyle her husband cannot support.
(c) She should get a job if she wants nice things.
(d) She is a spoiled brat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has decided to leave town in Chapter 76?

2. Dover, the man to whom Lydgate owes many of his debts, has come to repossess what item(s) belonging to Lydgate?

3. Where do Dorothea and Ladislaw live after their marriage?

4. When she visits Rosamond, Dorothea implores her to have the courage to do what?

5. For whom does Fred begin working in Chapter 56?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the end of Chapter 71, during and after the town meeting?

2. What is Bulstrode's part in Raffles' death?

3. What happens between Bulstrode and Ladislaw in Chapter 61?

4. What do Dorothea and Rosamond discuss?

5. What revelation does Mrs. Garth make to Fred Vincy?

6. What happens when Dorothea dines with Farebrother, his mother, and his aunt?

7. What are Dorothea's plans for the future in Chapter 55?

8. What is Lydgate's diagnosis and prescription for Raffles?

9. Describe the reunion between Dorothea and Ladislaw.

10. What are Lydgate's fears about what will happen to him because of the gossip about Raffles' death?

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