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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 do Sam and Humphrey say about Clym?
(a) They hope he will stay in the heath for awhile and teach them French.
(b) He is the best furze-cutter they know.
(c) They mention his work, his ability to speak French, and the glamorous life he leads in Paris.
(d) He is rude, unkind, and egotistical.

2. What does Thomasin not want Mrs. Yeobright to mention to Clym?
(a) Her move to Paris.
(b) Her lost inheritance.
(c) Her uncertain marriage to Wildeve.
(d) How much she misses him.

3. Why does Eustacia want to be in the play?
(a) It is her favorite play.
(b) She loves to act.
(c) So she may see Clym.
(d) She wants to be the center of attention.

4. What tale does Clym learn while visiting a friend?
(a) Thomasin is secretly in love with Diggory.
(b) Thomasin has taken his money.
(c) His cousin, Thomasin, is jilted on her wedding day.
(d) Thomasin has married Damon.

5. How does Thomasin act kindly toward Venn?
(a) She visits frequently and brings fresh biscuits and jam.
(b) She turns down his marriage proposal in a kind letter, trying not to hurt his feelings.
(c) She accepts his marriage proposal, although she does not love him.
(d) She tutors him while they in school and stands up for him when he is teased.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Yeobright give Christian?

2. About what is Mrs. Yeobright concerned?

3. What is a reddleman?

4. What do others do when they recognize it is Eustacia?

5. What is the "article" Wildeve comes to collect from Mrs. Yeobright?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Egdon Heath.

2. How does Johnny Nonsuch help Eustacia?

3. Describe furze-cutting.

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

5. Why does Thomasin want the wedding to go ahead under any circumstances?

6. Describe Eustacia Vye.

7. How does Diggory Venn feel about Thomasin?

8. What is Clym's goal?

9. What are the locals building?

10. How do Clym and Eustacia finally meet?

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