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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT mentioned in Squire Lacy's will?
(a) Mrs. Lacy would inherit a dowager house.
(b) Ralph would inherit 10 acres.
(c) Harry would inherit Wideacre.
(d) Beatrice would inherit a dowry.

2. What does Beatrice plan to use in order to get land for herself?
(a) Her wits.
(b) Her inheritance.
(c) Her body.
(d) Her guile.

3. What frightens Beatrice about Harry when he returns home?
(a) His physical strength.
(b) His attitude.
(c) His anger.
(d) His learning.

4. How does Beatrice think Ralph has met his death?
(a) Hanging himself from a tree.
(b) In his own man trap.
(c) Mauled by a pack of wolves.
(d) Shot in a hunting accident.

5. What does Harry think about his intimate encounters with Beatrice?
(a) They are legal.
(b) They are harmless.
(c) They are sinful.
(d) They are his destiny.

6. Beatrice hears about ______________ leading bread riots.
(a) A one-legged man.
(b) A union representative.
(c) A politician.
(d) A missionary.

7. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT place above her father?
(a) The pope.
(b) The angels.
(c) God.
(d) The sun.

8. Who is the main character in WIDEACRE?
(a) Beatrice Lacy.
(b) Beatrix Lacy.
(c) Belinda Lacy.
(d) Beatrice Lacey.

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

10. What happens to Beatrice and Harry on the voyage?
(a) They get seasick.
(b) Their passports are stolen.
(c) Their stateroom is robbed.
(d) They lose their luggage.

11. What animals does Beatrice help the workers dig out of snow drifts?
(a) Cows.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Horses.
(d) Pigs.

12. Why does Beatrice want Harry to go forward with his marriage to Celia?
(a) To extend the family.
(b) To have a young woman at the house for company.
(c) To get her dowry.
(d) To produce an heir.

13. What medicine is prescribed for Beatrice so that she can sleep at night?
(a) Laudanum.
(b) Morphine.
(c) Ambien.
(d) Nyquil.

14. What does Mrs. Lacy know about Beatrice when she sees her at port?
(a) Beatrice is Harry's lover.
(b) Beatrice is Julia's mother.
(c) Celia and Beatrice have bonded.
(d) Beatrice has been cruel to Celia.

15. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT do after giving birth?
(a) Orders that the "brat" be taken away.
(b) Holds the baby all night long.
(c) Refuses to have anything to do with the child.
(d) Pushes the child to Celia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of trap does Beatrice find Ralph making one day?

2. What is the name of Beatrice's doctor?

3. What title does Beatrice's father bear?

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

5. What causes Beatrice to faint while trying on her bridesmaid dress?

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