Middlemarch author George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dearth of (i)____________ women, of which her well-educated main character, Dorothea, was a (ii)____________. Therefore, Eliot scholars have long debated the author's meaning in marrying Dorothea to the elderly preacher Casaubon and having him exploit his bride for (iii)____________ needs. A. captious B. paradigm C. menial D. erudite E. misogynist F. clerical G. venal H. chimera I. nebulous