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Middlemarch
George Eliot
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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 3: Chapters 23-27 Quiz
Further Study
Book 3: Chapters 23-27 Quiz
1
of 5
In lieu of telling his father about his debt, who does Fred turn to?
Caleb Garth
Lydgate
Will Ladislaw
Mr. Wrench
2
of 5
What type of animal does Fred buy, hoping to sell it at a profit and pay his debt?
A cow
A sheep
A parrot
A horse
3
of 5
What does Lydgate diagnose Fred with?
Plague
Typhoid fever
Rheumatism
Tuberculosis
4
of 5
Rosamond's dreams of marriage center largely on what activity?
Having children
Traveling the world
Expensively furnishing her home
Killing off her husband
5
of 5
Ned Plymdale is one of several jealous men who had hoped to ___.
Become Middlemarch doctors
Court Rosamond
Borrow money from Lydgate
Enjoy Bulstrode's confidence
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