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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harry do when Ralph beats him with a riding crop?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Begs to be hit again.
(c) Shoots him.
(d) Has him arrested.

2. What does Beatrice know about Celia and Harry's relationship?
(a) Harry is never going to marry her.
(b) Celia is a lesbian.
(c) Harry is gay.
(d) Celia teases Harry sexually.

3. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT consider to be a threat to her security?
(a) Celia producing a male heir.
(b) Ralph exacting revenge on her.
(c) Harry falling in love with Celia.
(d) Her mother sending her away to be married.

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

5. What had Beatrice hoped would happen for her child?
(a) The child would inherit Wideacre.
(b) The child would look like her father.
(c) The child would look like Ralph.
(d) The child would be gifted.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Beatrice NOT place above her father?

2. What causes Mrs. Lacy to fall ill and stay in her room for a few days?

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

4. What does Beatrice do when Harry is sent away to school?

5. How does Beatrice try to abort her baby?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Beatrice react to Harry's homecoming?

2. What is the tipping point where Beatrice realizes she no longer has the upper hand over Harry?

3. How do Celia's maternal instincts give her a new, forceful personality?

4. How are Celia and Beatrice different in appearance and demeanor?

5. How does Beatrice behave after the birth of her child?

6. Why does Mama think it important to introduce Celia into the household?

7. How does Beatrice have to gain control over Harry's management of the wheat harvest?

8. What plan does Ralph reveal to Beatrice for securing Wideacre for the two of them?

9. Explain Beatrice's concept of the importance of her home, Wideacre, in the universe.

10. How does the author use foreshadowing when mentioning the one-legged man?

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