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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is "the eve of St. Thomas's" defined in Chapter 2?
(a) The shortest day of the year.
(b) The longest day of the year.
(c) The evening of the harvest moon.
(d) The evening of the ritual bonfire.

2. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?
(a) The Casterbridge-Union poorhouse.
(b) Warren's Malthouse.
(c) Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.
(d) Smithwick's Tavern.

3. About how old is Mr. Boldwood, according to Mrs. Coggan in Chapter 9?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

4. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?
(a) From her sister.
(b) From her mother.
(c) From her uncle.
(d) From her father.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Gabriel worked as before leasing a farm and stocking it with sheep?

2. How much money does Bathsheba give to Joseph Poorgrass in addition to his pay as a gift when she begins managing the farm in Chapter 10?

3. Whom does Bathsheba admire while at the corn market in Chapter 12?

4. Where does the old maltster say he was married in Chapter 8?

5. About how large is the farm that Gabriel has leased in Chapter 3?

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