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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the master-shearer when sheep-shearing begins in Chapter 22?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Jan Coggan.
(d) Teddy Coggan.

2. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?
(a) "Vivid."
(b) "Tranquil."
(c) "Cacophonous."
(d) "Immutable."

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

4. What Ancient Greek physician does the author allude to in Chapter 29?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Hippocrates.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Pythagoras.

5. On what date does Chapter 13 begin?
(a) February 13.
(b) June 3.
(c) July 24.
(d) October 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month is it when Mr. Boldwood finally calls on Bathsheba in Chapter 19?

2. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?

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

4. What character from Shakespeare's Hamlet is Gabriel compared to by the narrator in Chapter 22?

5. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?

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