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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what time does Bathsheba meet Sergeant Troy so that he can perform a sword exercise in Chapter 28?
(a) 7:00 p.m.
(b) 6:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

2. For how long does Troy expect to be away visiting friends in Chapter 30?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 10 days.

3. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
(a) Daniel Defoe.
(b) Walt Whitman.
(c) Edgar Allan Poe.
(d) Henry James.

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

5. How old does Mr. Boldwood say he is when he proposes marriage to Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) 39.
(b) 38.
(c) 41.
(d) 43.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens to leave her job because of Bathsheba's abusive behavior in Chapter 30?

2. In the conclusion of Chapter 24, the narrator says, "It was a fatal omission of Boldwood's that he had never once told [Bathsheba]" what?

3. What character from Shakespeare's Hamlet is Gabriel compared to by the narrator in Chapter 22?

4. Where does Bathsheba go to visit Liddy's sister in Chapter 31?

5. What is the name of Mr. Boldwood's estate?

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