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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. What does Mrs. Yeobright tell Olly Dowden as they walk?
(a) She still does not approve of the marriage.
(b) She is not sure when Clym will return.
(c) She changed her mind about her resistance to the marriage and gave her consent.
(d) She is buying a new home.

2. Why does Clym spend many hours reading?
(a) He is still learning to read.
(b) He loves to read.
(c) He is studying to become a teacher.
(d) He has nothing better to do.

3. How does Clym's mother react when he tells her about his plans?
(a) She is angry.
(b) She is very excited.
(c) She is pleasantly surprised.
(d) She is stunned and agitated.

4. What happens when Eustacia's parents die when she is a little girl?
(a) She is left in an orphanage.
(b) She is left to raise herself.
(c) She is left in the care of the Yeobrights.
(d) She is left in the care of her grandfather.

5. Why is this expected of him?
(a) He is not intelligent.
(b) His mother wants grandchildren.
(c) His physical beauty and many advantages in life.
(d) Everyone settles down at Egdon Heath.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Christian stop on the way to the wedding?

2. What does Mrs. Yeobright keep from Thomasin?

3. At what will a group of local boys perform a play?

4. What is a group of people doing?

5. What does Mrs. Yeobright tell Wildeve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Clym's goal?

2. Who is Clym Yeobright?

3. Why does Mrs. Yeobright give Christian an extra fifty guineas?

4. What does Damon say to Diggory after reading Eustacia's letter?

5. What is the lovers' signal? Who are the lovers?

6. Of all the romance in this story, which one seems to be most true? Why?

7. Describe Eustacia Vye.

8. Why does Mrs. Yeobright not give Damon Thomasin's inheritance?

9. What does Clym want to do after he and Esutacia marry?

10. What is Venn doing at the beginning of Chapter Two?

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