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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mrs. Lacy order from the apothecary for Beatrice?
(a) Sleeping potions.
(b) Herbs for nausea.
(c) An emetic.
(d) Chamolile for tea.

2. What do Beatrice and Dr. McAndrew do when he comes to visit one day?
(a) Race horses.
(b) Stroll the grounds.
(c) Drink tea in the parlor.
(d) Play cards.

3. What surprises Mrs. Lacy about the estate of Wideacre?
(a) It is the largest estate in the country.
(b) It is no longer profitable.
(c) It is getting rundown.
(d) It requires lots of attention.

4. Which men does Beatrice hate?
(a) The politicians.
(b) The farmers who work on Wideacre.
(c) The ones which make it impossible for women to own land.
(d) All of them.

5. What does Celia arrange shortly after Julia's birth?
(a) Julia's christening.
(b) Julia's layette.
(c) Plans for a nursery.
(d) Return passage home.

6. Who does Beatrice spend time with when Henry is sick?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Roland.
(c) Ryan.
(d) Reggie.

7. How does Beatrice try to abort her baby?
(a) Throwing herself down stairs.
(b) Getting thrown from a horse.
(c) Drinking an herbal potion.
(d) Hitting herself in the abdomen.

8. What does Beatrice do when she learns her child is a girl?
(a) Names her Beatrice.
(b) Buys a French layette.
(c) Refuses to acknowledge the baby.
(d) Names her after her mother.

9. What causes Beatrice to faint while trying on her bridesmaid dress?
(a) Talk about Ralph.
(b) The dress is too tight.
(c) The room is very stuffy.
(d) The seamstress cuts herself.

10. What does Celia now regret agreeing to regarding Harry?
(a) Having a baby right away.
(b) Going on a wedding trip.
(c) Getting married on Christmas.
(d) Marrying Harry.

11. What perversion of Harry's does Beatrice plan to exploit?
(a) His need for public nudity.
(b) His need to feel superior.
(c) His need to cry.
(d) His need for pain.

12. Who is Ralph's mother?
(a) Meg.
(b) Molly.
(c) Maria.
(d) Peg.

13. Which of the following does Ralph NOT envision for his future at Wideacre?
(a) Harry will become his partner.
(b) He will sleep on linen sheets.
(c) Beatrice will bring him coffee every morning.
(d) He will marry Beatrice.

14. What idea of Mrs. Lacy's does Beatrice try to deflect?
(a) That Beatrice should marry soon.
(b) That they should try to find Ralph.
(c) That Beatrice should go to college.
(d) That Mrs. Lacy should remarry.

15. What does Beatrice agree to do until other arrangements can be made?
(a) Cook all the meals.
(b) Breastfeed the baby.
(c) Sew baby clothes.
(d) Care for the child at night.

Short Answer Questions

1. What part does Beatrice think she has been destined to play all her life?

2. How old was Beatrice when her father took her on her first ride on his big horse?

3. What does Beatrice realize once they land in Cherbourg?

4. What had Beatrice hoped would happen for her child?

5. What does Celia name the new baby?

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