Think you’ve got your head wrapped around Adam Bede? Put your knowledge to
the test. Good luck — the Stickman is counting on you!
Q. Let's see how good you are with dialect. In Adam Bede-speak, what does the word "feyther" mean?
Father.
Thither.
It doesn't mean a thing.
Feather.
Q. According to Adam, what kind of sermons does Mr. Irwine usually give?
"Short moral sermons."
"Sermons full of doctrines and divination."
"Sermons fit only for a man trying to kill two snakes with one hoe."
None, because Mr. Irwine was "a cabbage farmer."
Q. "I'll have nobody in my night-school that doesn't strive to learn what he comes to learn, as hard as if he was striving to get out of a dark hole into broad daylight." Who said this?
Mr. Irwine.
Adam Bede.
Bartle Massey.
Hetty.
Q. The following remark is addressed to Hetty Sorrel: "It's right for me to do what I can to save you from getting into trouble for want o' your knowing where you're being led to." Who is addressing Hetty?
Mr. Irwine.
Adam Bede.
Bartle Massey.
Dr. Phil.
Q. "There's nothing but what's bearable as long as a man can work." Who said this?
Mr. Irwine.
Adam Bede.
Bartle Massey.
Mr. T.