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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 53 - 57.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift does Sergeant Troy attempt to give to Bathsheba when he woos her in Chapter 26?
(a) A locket with his mother's portrait.
(b) A flute.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A gold pocket watch.

2. What Biblical figure is alluded to in the final quotation of Chapter 57?
(a) Moses.
(b) Judas.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Cain.

3. At what time does Liddy retire for the night, leaving Bathsheba alone with the coffin, in the beginning of Chapter 43?
(a) 11:45 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 8:30 p.m.

4. What does Bathsheba discover when she opens Fanny's coffin in Chapter 43?
(a) The bodies of Fanny and Troy.
(b) No body in the casket.
(c) The bodies of Fanny and her child.
(d) The body of Fanny Robin.

5. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?
(a) Mrs. Smith.
(b) Mrs. Hurst.
(c) Mrs. Wesson.
(d) Mrs. James.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Gabriel tells Bathsheba in Chapter 29, "what is mirth to the neighbors is ruin to" what?

3. What has the beautiful maid come to look for by Gabriel's hut in Chapter 3?

4. Who acts as general supervisor during the sheep-shearing in Chapter 22?

5. What does the beautiful girl take out from a package on her wagon to gaze at in Chapter 1?

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