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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who indicates interest in buying Wideacre?
(a) Mr. Gilby.
(b) Mr. Llewlyn.
(c) Ralph.
(d) Dr. Rose.

2. Who will inherit Wideacre unless Harry produces a male heir?
(a) Beatrice.
(b) Julia.
(c) A distant cousin.
(d) Celia.

3. Why does Beatrice tell Harry he will never be without her?
(a) She makes him laugh.
(b) He would die without her giving him pleasure.
(c) They are so much alike.
(d) They share the same business ambitions.

4. What job does Beatrice offer the town's workers who refuse to do it?
(a) Fencing in the Common.
(b) Making wine.
(c) Shoeing horses.
(d) Planting wheat.

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

6. What is Mama's condition?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Low blood pressure.
(c) Heart failure.
(d) Shock.

7. Who does Celia think is Julia's father?
(a) Harry.
(b) The Culler.
(c) Ira.
(d) Robert.

8. Who is the London wheat buyer who buys Wideacre's wheat harvest?
(a) Mr. Gilbey.
(b) Mr. Gilbert.
(c) Mr. Gulliver.
(d) Mr. Gilbertson.

9. Why does Beatrice ride her horse recklessly during hunting season?
(a) She is breaking in a new horse.
(b) She is feeling especially athletic.
(c) She is hoping for a fall to cause an abortion.
(d) The autumn weather is invigorating for her.

10. What does Beatrice think needs to happen so that things can return to normal at Wideacre?
(a) Julia must be acknowledged as Harry's child.
(b) John must go away.
(c) Celia must have a child.
(d) Harry must sign Wideacre over to Beatrice.

11. 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.

12. Which of the following does NOT happen after Beatrice tells John her distress at being merely a visitor at Wideacre?
(a) He tells her to get her own place.
(b) He comforts her.
(c) He proposes to her.
(d) They make love.

13. Why does John say Beatrice will soon lose Wideacre?
(a) She will have to sell it to pay creditors.
(b) It is getting too big to maintain.
(c) The Culler will burn it down.
(d) He is going to take it over.

14. What do the pirates want with Beatrice?
(a) Guns.
(b) Food.
(c) Jobs.
(d) Hide goods on Wideacre land.

15. Where do John and Beatrice live after their wedding?
(a) At Wideacre.
(b) In Dublin.
(c) In a country cottage.
(d) At John's home.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Richard almost die when out with Beatrice one day?

2. Beatrice knows that the Culler is really ______________.

3. How much laudanum did John tell Beatrice to give Mama?

4. How does Beatrice pay for the entail?

5. What does John determine upon inspecting the baby?

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