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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who writes a note to Bathsheba saying "Your husband is here. I've seen him. Who's the fool now?" in Chapter 50?
(a) Teddy Coggan.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Pennyways.

2. What color silk gown is Bathsheba described as wearing while in Bath in Chapter 33?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Blue.
(d) Gold.

3. What emotion does Bathsheba tell Gabriel provoked her to marry Sergeant Troy in Chapter 37?
(a) Idolatry.
(b) Lust.
(c) Jealousy.
(d) Impatience.

4. Who arrives at the farm and says he's seen Bathsheba in Bath in Chapter 33?
(a) Cainy Ball.
(b) Jimmy Harris.
(c) Teddy Coggan.
(d) Sam Samson.

5. Who drives Bathsheba to the Greenhill Fair in Chapter 50?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) Henery Fray.
(c) William Smallbury.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?

2. How much money does Boldwood give to Troy to take with him, in addition to more promised in the future, if he will marry Fanny in Chapter 34?

3. Who takes a wagon to retrieve Fanny's body in Chapter 42?

4. Bathsheba is described as looking like what Greek Muse when she opens the door in Chapter 54?

5. In what direction does Troy wander after leaving Weatherbury in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trick does Sergeant Troy play on Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 34?

2. Why do the workers at Everdene Farm believe a horse has been stolen in Chapter 32? How do they respond?

3. Why does the lock of hair in Troy’s pocket-watch lead to an argument between him and Bathsheba in Chapter 41?

4. What does Bathsheba discover inside Fanny’s coffin in Chapter 43? How does she respond?

5. How would you describe the atmosphere and mood established in Chapter 52?

6. Why has a petition been addressed to the Home Secretary regarding Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 55?

7. What act of deception does Gabriel commit in Chapter 42? Why?

8. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing in Chapter 37? Why?

9. What is significant and symbolic about Troy’s grave in Chapter 56?

10. Who comes to Everdene farm with word of having sighted Bathsheba in Chapter 33? Where and how was she described?

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