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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 31 - 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Milking a cow.
(b) Loading hay.
(c) Chasing a cat.
(d) Chopping firewood.

2. Who is the author of The Pilgrim's Progress?
(a) Jimmy Harris.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) John Bunyan.
(d) Henry James.

3. What objects does Liddy suggest one can use to divine whom they will marry in Chapter 13?
(a) A candle and a globe.
(b) A Bible and a key.
(c) A mirror and a cloth.
(d) A hair and a needle.

4. The narrator says in Chapter 25, "Idiosyncrasy and vicissitude had combined to stamp Sergeant Troy as" what?
(a) "An exceptional being."
(b) "A jester of the court."
(c) "A redeemer of women."
(d) "A swine among men."

5. When Bathsheba attempts to defend Troy in Chapter 29, the narrator says, "This supreme instance of Troy's goodness fell upon Gabriel's ears like" what?
(a) "The mindless crowing of a wayward rooster."
(b) "Silence on the hillside in January."
(c) "Whispers of a guilty seducer."
(d) "The thirteenth stroke of a crazy clock."

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the seal on the envelope with the Valentine from Bathsheba?

2. Who do Gabriel and Coggan believe to have stolen a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?

3. About how old is Mr. Boldwood, according to Mrs. Coggan in Chapter 9?

4. How many of the sheep that had strayed and become sick end up surviving after Gabriel's arrival in Chapter 21?

5. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?

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