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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 37 - 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what reason does Bathsheba come to Gabriel's farm each day in Chapters 3 and 4?
(a) To milk a goat.
(b) To collect eggs.
(c) To plant flowers.
(d) To milk a cow.

2. Where does Bathsheba say Liddy has gone for the night when she meets Troy in Chapter 34?
(a) To Gabriel's house.
(b) To her grandfather's.
(c) To her mother's.
(d) To her sister's.

3. By what farcical title does Sergeant Troy address Bathsheba in Chapter 26?
(a) "Lady of the Weatherbury Estate."
(b) "Duchess of the Grain."
(c) "Queen of the Corn-market."
(d) "Queen of the Paupers."

4. What emotion does Bathsheba tell Gabriel provoked her to marry Sergeant Troy in Chapter 37?
(a) Lust.
(b) Impatience.
(c) Idolatry.
(d) Jealousy.

5. Yalbury Hill is described as being about three miles from what town in Chapter 39?
(a) Casterbridge.
(b) Glasgow.
(c) London.
(d) York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does the newspaper say Troy and Bathsheba were married in Chapter 34?

3. How many months has it been since Gabriel was fighting the fire in the same spot where he fights the rain in Chapter 38?

4. On what date does Chapter 13 begin?

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

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