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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 48 - 52.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the word "riband" from Chapter 47 mean?
(a) A decorative ribbon.
(b) A ship's wheel.
(c) A woman's parasol.
(d) A fingerless glove.

3. How much money does Gabriel give to the woman he encounters on his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7?
(a) A halfpence.
(b) Ten shillings.
(c) A shilling.
(d) Two pence.

4. Where does Mr. Boldwood carry Bathsheba after she's fainted in Chapter 48?
(a) To the Norcombe Church.
(b) To Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.
(c) To Warren's Malthouse.
(d) To the King's Arms Inn.

5. What color is Bathsheba's hair described as in the novel?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Red.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the last name of Bathsheba's servant-companion Liddy?

2. Yalbury Hill is described as being about three miles from what town in Chapter 39?

3. What does the beautiful girl take out from a package on her wagon to gaze at in Chapter 1?

4. The narrator says in Chapter 49, "Poor Boldwood had no more skill in finesse than a battering-ram." What literary device is used in this sentence?

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

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