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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Susan and Elizabeth Jane go for lodgings?
(a) The King's Arms.
(b) The Three Mariners.
(c) The nearest farm.
(d) The mayor's mansion.

2. Where does Susan and her daughter first see Michael Henchard?
(a) Just outside the King's Arms looking in.
(b) At a local bakery.
(c) At the King's Arms.
(d) At the Three Mariners.

3. How does Susan know Michael Henchard is in Casterbridge?
(a) Through hearsay on the street.
(b) From a friend.
(c) Michael contacts Susan first.
(d) She asks the furmity woman.

4. How does Henchard almost reveal to Elizabeth she is his daughter?
(a) He asks Susan about how Elizabeth handles the voyage to Canada.
(b) He asks Susan about Elizabeth's hair color.
(c) When Henchard and Elizabeth are in the garden, he talks about the church in Weydon Priors.
(d) He recalls a time of holding her when she is young.

5. How are Susan and Elizabeth-Jane evident strangers in Casterbridge?
(a) They do not know about the bad corn sold to the bakers and millers.
(b) By the way they are dressed.
(c) They do not know the whereabouts of Henchard despite his popularity.
(d) Their accents give them away.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Michael ask Susan to meet after learning she is still alive?

3. What is Farfrae's reaction to Henchard's confession?

4. How does Susan feel about the choreographed courtship?

5. What surprises Henchard the most about Farfrae?

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