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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whose house does Maryann run to sound the alarm when she sees someone taking a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass's house.
(b) Sergeant Troy's house.
(c) Cainy Ball's house.
(d) Jan Coggan's house.

2. Where does Liddy find Bathsheba in the morning in Chapter 44?
(a) In her bedroom.
(b) In the barn.
(c) At the cemetery.
(d) By a swamp.

3. For whom had Jacob served time in wait to marry her, according to the Biblical allusion in Chapter 49?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Claire.

4. In what month is Chapter 55 set?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) September.
(d) March.

5. Where has Troy gone in the morning after Bathsheba has given him money in Chapter 41?
(a) York.
(b) London.
(c) Norcombe.
(d) Casterbridge.

6. Greenhill is described as being like what busy Russian city in South Wessex in Chapter 50?
(a) Moscow.
(b) Ninji Novgorod.
(c) Saint Petersburg.
(d) Yekaterinburg.

7. In what direction does Troy wander after leaving Weatherbury in Chapter 47?
(a) North.
(b) South.
(c) West.
(d) East.

8. Where does Bathsheba go to visit Liddy's sister in Chapter 31?
(a) Casterbridge.
(b) Yalbury.
(c) Greenhill.
(d) London.

9. Where does Liddy say she's heard Troy has gone in Chapter 46?
(a) To Casterbridge.
(b) To Budmouth.
(c) To York.
(d) To London.

10. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?
(a) July.
(b) September.
(c) May.
(d) October.

11. How much money in total does the narrator say Troy had departed with in order to meet Fanny before learning of her death in Chapter 45?
(a) 50 pounds and 30 pence.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 35 pounds and 10 pence.
(d) 27 pounds and 10 pence.

12. Once Boldwood has hired Gabriel to oversee his farm in addition to Bathsheba's in Chapter 49, how many acres does Gabriel oversee?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 800.

13. Who says of Bathsheba in Chapter 53, "she's a brave girl who'll never tell a lie however much the truth may harm her, and I've no cause to wish her evil"?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Laban Tall.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

14. Why is Mr. Boldwood's death sentence lessened in Chapter 55?
(a) Because he is innocent.
(b) Because he is deemed mentally unstable.
(c) Because he is dying.
(d) Because he paid the judge.

15. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?
(a) An omen.
(b) A type of hawk.
(c) A dingo.
(d) A rowboat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sergeant Troy's first name?

2. Where does the newspaper say Troy and Bathsheba were married in Chapter 34?

3. Where does Troy tell Fanny to meet him on Monday at ten o'clock in Chapter 39?

4. Who is the witness described in the newspaper article that gives details of Troy's drowning in Chapter 48?

5. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?

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