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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 month is it when Mr. Boldwood finally calls on Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) July.
(b) May.
(c) March.
(d) September.

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

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

4. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) William Smallbury.
(c) Henery Fray.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what time does Liddy say Fanny's body will be taken away in Chapter 44?

2. Once Boldwood has hired Gabriel to oversee his farm in addition to Bathsheba's in Chapter 49, how many acres does Gabriel oversee?

3. What breed of sheep at the Greenhill Fair are described in Chapter 50 as "the most picturesque by far"?

4. Greenhill is described as being like what busy Russian city in South Wessex in Chapter 50?

5. The narrator describes Bathsheba in Chapter 19 as "An Elizabethan in brain and" whom in spirit?

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