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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the banker advising Beatrice and Harry in the matters of Wideacre?
(a) Mr. Lewiston.
(b) Mr. Llewellyn.
(c) Mr. Levinson.
(d) Mr. Legrand.

2. What is the name of the man for whom the pirate works?
(a) Curry.
(b) Clary.
(c) Cutler.
(d) Culler.

3. What does Celia ultimately want for Julia?
(a) To go to school and not return.
(b) To share Wideacre with Richard.
(c) To have a home of her own one day.
(d) To become mistress of Wideacre.

4. What does Beatrice finally reveal to the family after they return from the feast?
(a) She and John are divorcing.
(b) The family is now debt free.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) Wideacre is on the verge of ruin.

5. Who is blamed for Mama's death?
(a) John.
(b) Ms. Merry.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Celia.

6. John tells Beatrice that __________ is coming.
(a) Good fortune.
(b) Death.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Tragedy.

7. Beatrice knows that the Culler is really ______________.
(a) Morgan.
(b) Ralph.
(c) Ira.
(d) Harry.

8. Which of the following is NOT true regarding the men tearing down the fencing?
(a) The Culler is shot.
(b) Sam Fosterly dies of fever.
(c) Ned Hunter dies in a convict camp.
(d) John Tyacke is hanged.

9. Why is Beatrice so conflicted about the changes that must occur at Wideacre?
(a) She thinks about killing Harry.
(b) She hopes that Harry will change his will.
(c) The income is vital but she doesn't like the changes to her home.
(d) She is not sure she wants to give Wideacre to her children.

10. What eventually kills Mama?
(a) A stab wound.
(b) A stroke.
(c) An aneurysm.
(d) An overdose of laudanum.

11. What/who does Beatrice see at the window when lightning lights up the sky?
(a) Two dogs.
(b) A ghost.
(c) Ira.
(d) Ralph.

12. How does Celia infuriate Beatrice before storming out of the house?
(a) She wants to be mistress of Wideacre.
(b) She wants Beatrice to sign over rights to Julia.
(c) She contends that there is something wrong with the relationship between Beatrice and Harry.
(d) She threatens to tell John the truth about Julia.

13. What do the people call the area of the cemetery where suicides are buried?
(a) Miss Beatrice's plots.
(b) Poor Souls corner.
(c) Potter's Field.
(d) Miss Beatrice's corner.

14. What makes it easy for Beatrice and Harry to continue their midnight trysts?
(a) John gets drunk at night.
(b) John has moved back to town.
(c) They are both divorced now.
(d) Celia has moved out.

15. What does John prescribe for Mama's condition?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Opium.
(c) Methadone.
(d) Laudanum.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Beatrice think needs to happen so that things can return to normal at Wideacre?

2. In addition to Beatrice, who else dies in the mob attack?

3. Which of the following does NOT happen after Beatrice tells John her distress at being merely a visitor at Wideacre?

4. Which of the family members earns love and respect from kindnesses shown to the starving people?

5. What does John determine upon inspecting the baby?

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