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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. What does Lydgate give Rosamond to help her feel better?

2. Who goes to talk Dorothea out of marrying Ladislaw?

3. Who buys Stone Court from Rigg?

4. According to his will, Dorothea will forfeit her share of Casaubon's estate if she does what?

5. What does Casaubon want Dorothea to do in Chapter 48?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the reunion between Dorothea and Ladislaw.

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

4. What is the Chettams' response to news of Dorothea's impending marriage?

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

6. What is Mrs. Cadwallader's advice to mourning Dorothea?

7. What is Mr. Garth's plan to right the wrongs bestowed on Fred Vincy by Featherstone?

8. Summarize the rest of Fred and Mary's life together.

9. Summarize the rest of Dorothea and Ladislaw's life together.

10. Describe Ladislaw's visit to the Lowick church.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Imagine if the characters of "Middlemarch" lived today. Choose one character. How would their life be different? What place in society would they occupy? Do you think their story would have ended differently? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the various relationships presented in the novel. What reasons did each couple have for their respective unions? Did the reasons for these marriages appear to affect their outcomes (for example, were marriages based on love longer lasting or more satisfying than relationships based on mutual gain)? Why or why not? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the dynamics of the Vincy and Garth families. In what ways are their interactions with one another similar? In what ways are they different? Does one seem to fit the idea of a "typical" Victorian family better than the other? Why? Be sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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