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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who threatens to leave her job because of Bathsheba's abusive behavior in Chapter 30?
(a) Liddy.
(b) Fanny.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Maryann.

2. How much money in total does the narrator say Troy had departed with in order to meet Fanny before learning of her death in Chapter 45?
(a) 27 pounds and 10 pence.
(b) 50 pounds and 30 pence.
(c) 35 pounds and 10 pence.
(d) 100 pounds.

3. What is Bathsheba attending to when Mr. Boldwood first calls on her in Chapter 19?
(a) The county auction.
(b) The cow-milking.
(c) The sheep washing.
(d) The pig slaughter.

4. How is the Latin phrase "gutta serena" translated in Chapter 53?
(a) "Lost in love."
(b) "Deprived of light."
(c) "Calm and elegant."
(d) "Engulfed in flames."

5. According to Liddy in Chapter 49, Bathsheba might consider remarrying after Troy has been dead for how long?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 10 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Mr. Boldwood's death sentence lessened in Chapter 55?

2. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel in Chapter 20?

3. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30?

4. What "decayed old town" do Gabriel and his helpers drive the sheep through to reach Greenhill in Chapter 50?

5. What is the name of the church that Fanny mistakenly goes to for her wedding in Chapter 16?

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