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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who is the master-shearer when sheep-shearing begins in Chapter 22?
2. What is Chapter 21's title?
3. What character from Shakespeare's Hamlet is Gabriel compared to by the narrator in Chapter 22?
4. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?
5. How much money does Gabriel give to the woman he encounters on his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator compare Sergeant Troy’s behavior toward men versus his behavior toward women in Chapter 25?
2. What is Henery Fray’s opinion on Bathsheba’s courtship by Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 22?
3. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30? What is revealed in the letter?
4. What sexual innuendos can be seen in Chapter 28?
5. What are Gabriel Oak’s first impressions of Bathsheba Everdene? Where does he first see Bathsheba?
6. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?
7. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?
8. What tragedy befalls Gabriel Oak in Chapter 5? What are Gabriel’s circumstances after the tragedy?
9. What tragedy befalls the Everdene Farm in Chapter 21?
10. Who sends Gabriel a letter in Chapter 15? What is revealed in the letter?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Thomas Hardy was criticized in his lifetime for the overt sexuality in his works. Discuss some of the sexual undertones and subjects seen in Far from the Madding Crowd. What are examples of sexual innuendos used in the narrative? What "taboo" subjects does the author address?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the narrative style of Far from the Madding Crowd. Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? Why do you think the author chose to relate the story from this perspective? How would the story change if it were related from a different narrator?
Essay Topic 3
How common was it in the 1870s for women in rural England to own and manage farms without male oversight? Why do you think that Bathsheba's actions in the story go uncontested? In what ways does Bathsheba represent a feminist literary figure?
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