Jude the Obscure Short Question Test Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Part First, At Marygreen: Chapters 1-4

1. When was "Jude the Obscure" first published?

1896.

2. What job does Mr. Phillotson have when he is first introduced into the text?

Schoolmaster.

3. Where does the novel first take place when it begins?

Marygreen.

4. What is Jude's full name?

Jude Fawley.

5. When is Jude going to school when the novel first begins?

At night.

6. What kind of business does Jude's aunt run?

A bakery.

7. Where do Jude and his aunt live when he is young?

In the bakery.

8. What is Jude's first job when he is younger?

To scare away the birds from a farmer's field.

9. What causes Jude to be fired from his first job as a youth?

He is caught feeding the birds he is supposed to scare away.

10. What is the name of the barn that has the roof...
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