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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who does the wheat doll resemble this year?
(a) Julia and Richard.
(b) Beatrice and Harry.
(c) Celia.
(d) John.
2. Who do John and Beatrice encounter while at the shore?
(a) A pirate.
(b) A mother and child.
(c) A priest.
(d) A young couple.
3. Who is able to inherit Wideacre now that the entail is complete?
(a) The firstborn son of either Julia or Richard.
(b) The firstborn child of either Julia or Richard.
(c) Julia's firstborn son.
(d) Richard's firstborn son.
4. Which of the following items is NOT found in the special room Beatrice creates for her sexual encounters with Harry?
(a) Baby bed.
(b) Wall pegs.
(c) Whips.
(d) Saddle horses.
5. Where does John drive Beatrice one day?
(a) To church.
(b) To the sea.
(c) To town.
(d) To the mountains.
6. What causes Mama to pass out in the library?
(a) Seeing Beatrice and Harry making love.
(b) A statue falls on her head.
(c) Paint fumes overwhelm her.
(d) She gets up from her chair too quickly.
7. What news does Harry break to Beatrice in Chapter 11?
(a) He wants to end their intimate relationship.
(b) He wants to divorce Celia.
(c) Dr. McAndrew has asked permission to marry her.
(d) He knows that Beatrice is Julia's mother.
8. Why does John end up comforting Beatrice?
(a) She regrets giving up her child.
(b) She tells him about her father's murder.
(c) She regrets sleeping with Harry.
(d) She tells him she feels like just a visitor at Wideacre.
9. Beatrice wants the best for Wideacre but is ultimately destroying it in her zeal. What is this literary technique called?
(a) Simile.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Irony.
(d) Allegory.
10. What had been a tradition for generations regarding the wheat harvest which Beatrice no longer honors?
(a) A harvest ball is held on the last night of the reaping.
(b) The young children earn prizes during harvest games.
(c) The oldest boys may drive the horses.
(d) The reapers may take what is left over from the harvest.
11. Why do the people at the feast eat so little food?
(a) They don't like the food selections.
(b) They would rather drink.
(c) Their bellies are shrunken from starvation.
(d) Hardly anyone shows up.
12. Where is Beatrice when the mob approaches the house?
(a) In the house.
(b) In London.
(c) In the stables.
(d) In the woods.
13. What does Celia say about the house at Wideacre?
(a) It is in dire need of repairs.
(b) It is too dark and damp to be comfortable.
(c) There seems to be something poisoning it.
(d) It is the grandest home in the country.
14. What does Beatrice finally reveal to the family after they return from the feast?
(a) The family is now debt free.
(b) She is pregnant.
(c) She and John are divorcing.
(d) Wideacre is on the verge of ruin.
15. Where had John gone to visit his father?
(a) England.
(b) Scotland.
(c) Wales.
(d) Ireland.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Beatrice ride her horse recklessly during hunting season?
2. What is Ralph doing when Beatrice walks out of the house?
3. How much medicine does Beatrice tell Celia to give Mama at a certain time?
4. What happens at the moment that Beatrice is killed?
5. What is Mama's condition?
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