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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do you describe Henchard's disposition towards strangers?
(a) Rude and contemptuous.
(b) Bland and disinterested.
(c) Charming and cordial.
(d) Festive and hearty.

2. What age is Elizabeth Jane when she and her mother search for Michael Henchard?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty-one.
(c) Seventeen.
(d) Twelve.

3. What is Elizabeth's manner when she first sees Farfrae in his room?
(a) Observant and silent.
(b) Earnest and talkative.
(c) Coquettish.
(d) Indifferent.

4. What stages does Michael go through when drunk?
(a) Calm, jovial, angry, then quarrelsome.
(b) Serenity, jovial, argumentative, then quarrelsome.
(c) Happy, frustrated, then argumentative.
(d) Peaceful, happy, excited, then mean.

5. What do the people of Casterbridge know of the mayor's past wife?
(a) They don't think the mayor is ever married since he comes to Casterbridge alone.
(b) She leaves him for another man.
(c) They know nothing.
(d) They believe she dies at sea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Farfrae do that wins the inn patrons over?

2. What keeps the Scotchman lingering about the King's Arms?

3. How does Susan react when Michael admits his guilt for a bad deed he does years before?

4. What surprises Henchard the most about Farfrae?

5. How does Susan know Michael Henchard is in Casterbridge?

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