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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Gabriel learn Bathsheba has gone after leaving her aunt's home in Chapter 5?
(a) York.
(b) Canterbury.
(c) Norcombe.
(d) Weatherbury.

2. What is Chapter 21's title?
(a) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(b) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."
(c) "Mistress and Men."
(d) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."

3. How many of the sheep that had strayed and become sick end up surviving after Gabriel's arrival in Chapter 21?
(a) 26.
(b) 57.
(c) 65.
(d) 33.

4. In what country is Far from the Madding World set?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

5. What does the beautiful girl take out from a package on her wagon to gaze at in Chapter 1?
(a) A mirror.
(b) A pocket-watch.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?

3. What has the beautiful maid come to look for by Gabriel's hut in Chapter 3?

4. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing when she goes to ask him for advice in Chapter 20?

5. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?

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