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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. Who delivers the letter to Featherstone?

2. Caleb Vincy is what relation of Fred?

3. Chapter 15 provides a brief biography of which character?

4. Though he does not pursue a career in it, Will admires which subject?

5. What does Mr. Brooke show Dorothea upon her return to Tipton?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do the Vincys get a new family doctor?

2. Why does Mrs. Vincy encourage Rosamond to go to Stone Court more often?

3. What do Featherstone's two wills state?

4. What causes Rosamond to wonder if she should be jealous of Lydgate's meeting with Dorothea?

5. What are the objections that the men of Middlemarch express about the way Lydgate practices medicine?

6. How do Lydgate and Rosamond, respectively, feel about marriage after their dinner together in Chapter 16?

7. What is the purpose of Dorothea's first visit to Lowick? What happens there?

8. What are the gossiping women of Middlemarch saying about Rosamond in Chapter 31?

9. Compare and contrast the Brooke sisters.

10. After the reading of the will, how does Mr. Vincy feel about Rosamond's marrying Lydgate?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Featherstone's second will reversed everything that was in the first. Which will do you think came first? Why were they so completely different? Which will do you think he wanted Mary Garth to burn for him, and why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

The women of Middlemarch, as all Victorian women, obey their husbands to various degrees. Some are perfectly obedient, while others rebel against the constraints placed upon them. Pick three wives from the novel, and compare their attitudes toward their husbands and their duties as a wife. Does their behavior correlate in any way with the quality of their relationships? Does it affect how others see them? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Bulstrode and Ladislaw. Why is their relationship so slanderous? How is Ladislaw different from his grandfather? Is there any resemblance? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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