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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. Why does Celia refuse to take Beatrice's next child as her own?
(a) She wants to bear her own child.
(b) She doesn't want another lie between herself and Harry.
(c) She doesn't think Harry is the child's father.
(d) She is having trouble raising one.

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

3. Which of the following does John NOT do when he returns home?
(a) Unwrap the baby.
(b) Inspect the baby.
(c) Hand out cigars.
(d) Declare the baby was not born early as claimed.

4. Which of the following activities do the people of Wideacre NOT use the common grounds?
(a) Gathering firewood.
(b) Grazing horses.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Gardening.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is John's only purpose in life now?

2. Who indicates interest in buying Wideacre?

3. Who is able to inherit Wideacre now that the entail is complete?

4. How does Beatrice stage a premature birth?

5. Who does Celia think is Julia's father?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Beatrice manage to keep John away from home until she completes the purchase of the entail?

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

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

5. How does John respond when he sees the newborn child?

6. How does Beatrice ultimately handle the pregnancy?

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

8. What is revealed about the characters in the Epilogue?

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

10. What does John confront Beatrice on when he returns home?

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