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Middlemarch
George Eliot
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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
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Quotes
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Further Study
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Context
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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 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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