1. Whom does Gabriel encounter walking up the road by the farm in the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Cainy Ball.
(b) Father Williams.
(c) Mr. Boldwood.
(d) Liddy.

2. Where has Troy gone in the morning after Bathsheba has given him money in Chapter 41?
(a) Norcombe.
(b) Casterbridge.
(c) London.
(d) York.

3. Whom does Bathsheba send away to the lower mead so that she can speak to Gabriel alone in Chapter 20?
(a) Cainy Ball.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) William Smallbury.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

4. How many years older is Gabriel than Bathsheba?
(a) 2 years older.
(b) 10 years older.
(c) 6 years older.
(d) 20 years older.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bathsheba attempts to defend Troy in Chapter 29, the narrator says, "This supreme instance of Troy's goodness fell upon Gabriel's ears like" what?

2. Where does Liddy say she's heard Troy has gone in Chapter 46?

3. By what farcical title does Sergeant Troy address Bathsheba in Chapter 26?

4. At what time does Bathsheba meet Sergeant Troy so that he can perform a sword exercise in Chapter 28?

5. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 256 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)

View a FREE sample