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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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Further Study
Book 2: Chapters 13-16 Quiz
Further Study
Book 2: Chapters 13-16 Quiz
1
of 5
When Bulstrode plans to name Lydgate hospital superintendent, who warns Lydgate that other doctors will be jealous?
Farebrother
Bulstrode
Rosamond
Dorothea
2
of 5
Prior to the events of Middlemarch, Lydgate was in love with an actress who committed what crime?
Burglary
Assault
Adultery
Murder
3
of 5
How long ago did Bulstrode arrive in Middlemarch, his origins unknown?
One year
Five years
Ten years
Twenty years
4
of 5
How much money does Fred ask his mother to hold after he receives one hundred pounds from Featherstone?
Twenty pounds
Fifty pounds
Eighty pounds
One hundred sixty pounds
5
of 5
While attending dinner at the Vincy household, who does Lydgate inadvertently insult while discussing medical reforms?
Mrs. Vincy
Fever Hospital's chief surgeon
The coroner
Rosamond
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