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Middlemarch
George Eliot
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Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Prelude and Book I: Chapters 1-6
Book I: Chapters 7-12
Book II: Chapters 13-16
Book II: Chapters 17-22
Book III: Chapters 23-27
Book III: Chapters 28-33
Book IV: Chapters 34-37
Book IV: Chapters 38-42
Book V: Chapters 43-48
Book V: Chapters 49-53
Book VI: Chapters 54-57
Book VI: Chapters 58-62
Book VII: Chapters 63-67
Book VII: Chapters 68-71
Book VIII: Chapters 72-79
Book VIII: Chapters 80-Finale
Characters
Character List
Dorothea Brooke
Tertius Lydgate
Rosamond Vincy
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Quotes
Important Quotes Explained
Further Study
Context
Section Quizzes
Context
Overall Summary
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Prelude and Book 1: Chapters 1-6
Book 1: Chapters 7-12
Book 2: Chapters 13-16
Book 2: Chapters 17-22
Book 3: Chapters 23-27
Book 3: Chapters 28-33
Book 4: Chapters 34-37
Book 4: Chapters 38-42
Book 5: Chapters 43-48
Book 5: Chapters 49-53
Book 6: Chapters 54-57
Book 6: Chapters 58-62
Book 7: Chapters 63-67
Book 7: Chapters 68-71
Book 8: Chapters 72-79
Book 8: Chapters 80-Finale
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Book 8: Chapters 80-Finale Quiz
Further Study
Book 8: Chapters 80-Finale Quiz
1
of 5
What does Dorothea counsel Rosamond to do after declaring her support for Lydgate?
Leave town
Ask for a divorce
Cling to her husband
Get a job
2
of 5
Who does Will engage to speak with Dorothea on his behalf?
Sir James
Celia
Miss Noble
Farebrother
3
of 5
Who is angry about Dorothea's engagement to Will?
Brooke
Celia
Sir James
Farebrother
4
of 5
How many sons do Mary and Fred have after they marry and settle at Stone Court?
One
Two
Three
Four
5
of 5
After leaving Middlemarch and setting up a practice elsewhere, Lydgate dies at what age?
Thirty-two
Thirty-nine
Forty-three
Fifty
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