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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gabriel attend a hiring fair in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) London.
(c) Casterbridge.
(d) York.

2. From what Shakespearean play is the line "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" that is cited in Chapter 4?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Romeo and Juliet.
(c) Macbeth.
(d) Othello.

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

4. About how large is the farm that Gabriel has leased in Chapter 3?
(a) 100 acres.
(b) 50 acres.
(c) 300 acres.
(d) 2,000 acres.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Gabriel learn Bathsheba has gone after leaving her aunt's home in Chapter 5?

3. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?

4. What is Gabriel Oak referred to as by the villagers in the beginning of the novel?

5. What does Gabriel Oak always carry about him, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?

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