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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) Norcombe.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) Weatherbury.

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

3. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?
(a) "Crops."
(b) "Stables."
(c) "Pigs."
(d) "Farmhands."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old does Mr. Boldwood say he is when he proposes marriage to Bathsheba in Chapter 19?

3. What is the name of the church that Sergeant Troy arrives at to marry Fanny in Chapter 16?

4. What is the title of Chapter 3?

5. What musical instrument does Gabriel play in the night in Chapter 2?

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