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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Gabriel Oak referred to as by the villagers in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Father Oak."
(b) "Farmer Oak."
(c) "Cleric Oak."
(d) "Simon Oak."

2. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing when she goes to ask him for advice in Chapter 20?
(a) Bathing the sheep.
(b) Birthing a lamb.
(c) Milking the dairy cow.
(d) Sharpening his shears.

3. 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?
(a) "He wanted to marry her."
(b) "She was beautiful."
(c) "He loved her."
(d) "He was married."

4. Who acts as general supervisor during the sheep-shearing in Chapter 22?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Jan Coggan.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

5. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."
(b) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."
(c) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(d) "Adventures by the Shore."

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?

2. In what country is Far from the Madding World set?

3. From what Shakespearean play is the line "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" that is cited in Chapter 4?

4. Whom does Fanny say she's to marry in Chapter 11?

5. What is the name of the church that Fanny mistakenly goes to for her wedding in Chapter 16?

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