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

2. How much laudanum did John tell Beatrice to give Mama?
(a) Two drops every two hours.
(b) One drop every four hours.
(c) One drop every hour.
(d) Four drops every four hours.

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

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

5. What does John tell Beatrice when he returns home?
(a) He wants a divorce.
(b) He wants to renew his wedding vows.
(c) He knows the children are a result of incest.
(d) He wants to return to his medical practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do John and Beatrice encounter while at the shore?

2. What is Beatrice's second attempt to abort the child?

3. What tragedy does Beatrice have to face at home?

4. What does Ralph send Beatrice for her birthday?

5. Who does Beatrice tell John is the father of the child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What foreshadowing does the author create to indicate the imminent fate of Wideacre and its inhabitants?

2. Describe the scene in which John is taken away by the doctors to begin his alcohol addiction treatment.

3. How does Beatrice reinforce her ploy to have John sent away by planting a bottle of liquor in his room?

4. Why does Celia reject Beatrice's plan for Julia's inheritance of Wideacre?

5. How does Beatrice justify the radical changes that are occurring at Wideacre?

6. Explain how the impending storm is a metaphor for Beatrice's death?

7. What is the tradition of the wheat doll on the last day of the harvest?

8. How does Beatrice react to Richard's brush with death and how is she perceived to be shallow in her concerns?

9. How has the wheat harvest changed now that Beatrice is in control?

10. How does Beatrice react when she learns that John has asked Harry's permission to marry her?

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