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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Gabriel worked as before leasing a farm and stocking it with sheep?
(a) A bailiff.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A coal miner.
(d) A blacksmith.

2. How old does Mr. Boldwood say he is when he proposes marriage to Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) 39.
(b) 43.
(c) 41.
(d) 38.

3. What does the maiden do to revive Gabriel when she finds him passed out in his hut in Chapter 3?
(a) She runs to get his wife.
(b) She throws milk on him.
(c) She uses smelling salts.
(d) She kicks him.

4. What objects does Liddy suggest one can use to divine whom they will marry in Chapter 13?
(a) A mirror and a cloth.
(b) A candle and a globe.
(c) A Bible and a key.
(d) A hair and a needle.

5. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?
(a) "Stables."
(b) "Pigs."
(c) "Crops."
(d) "Farmhands."

6. Why does Bathsheba say the bailiff has been dismissed in Chapter 10?
(a) For thieving.
(b) For drunkenness.
(c) For insulting her.
(d) For tardiness.

7. What is the title of Chapter 30?
(a) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."
(b) "Mistress and Men."
(c) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(d) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."

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

9. What have the sheep broken the fence and gotten into in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) A copper mine.
(b) A field of onions.
(c) A field of clover.
(d) A field of poppies.

10. What is the name of Mr. Boldwood's estate?
(a) The Little Weatherbury Farm.
(b) The Whispering Lilac Farm.
(c) The Oak Dawn Farm.
(d) The Hill-Robber Farm.

11. What is the last name of Bathsheba's servant-companion Liddy?
(a) Smallbury.
(b) Poorgrass.
(c) Fray.
(d) Samson.

12. Where has Sergeant Troy gone to visit friends in Chapter 30?
(a) Paris.
(b) Bath.
(c) London.
(d) Dublin.

13. How is "the eve of St. Thomas's" defined in Chapter 2?
(a) The evening of the harvest moon.
(b) The longest day of the year.
(c) The shortest day of the year.
(d) The evening of the ritual bonfire.

14. What is Gabriel Oak referred to as by the villagers in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Father Oak."
(b) "Cleric Oak."
(c) "Farmer Oak."
(d) "Simon Oak."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Gabriel allow to read the letter he's received in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

5. For what reason does Bathsheba come to Gabriel's farm each day in Chapters 3 and 4?

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