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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what country is Far from the Madding World set?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) France.
(d) The United States.

3. What does Gabriel Oak always carry about him, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A rifle.
(b) A frayed rope.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A hatchet.

4. How much money does Bathsheba give to Joseph Poorgrass in addition to his pay as a gift when she begins managing the farm in Chapter 10?
(a) 5 shillings.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) A halfpence.
(d) 10 shillings.

5. What is the name of the church that Fanny mistakenly goes to for her wedding in Chapter 16?
(a) St. Mary's Church.
(b) All Saints' Church.
(c) St. Paul's Church.
(d) All Souls' Church.

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

7. How many of the sheep that had strayed and become sick end up surviving after Gabriel's arrival in Chapter 21?
(a) 57.
(b) 65.
(c) 33.
(d) 26.

8. What month is it when Mr. Boldwood finally calls on Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) May.
(b) March.
(c) July.
(d) September.

9. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) William Smallbury.

10. About how large is the farm that Gabriel has leased in Chapter 3?
(a) 300 acres.
(b) 2,000 acres.
(c) 50 acres.
(d) 100 acres.

11. Who acts as general supervisor during the sheep-shearing in Chapter 22?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Jan Coggan.
(c) Gabriel Oak.
(d) Henery Fray.

12. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?
(a) Daniel Defoe.
(b) Henry James.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) Edgar Allan Poe.

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

14. What farm animals is Bathsheba working with when Farmer Boldwood arrives in Chapter 18?
(a) Horses.
(b) Lambs.
(c) Piglets.
(d) Chickens.

15. Where does Bathsheba attend the corn market in Chapter 12?
(a) York.
(b) Barrington.
(c) Casterbridge.
(d) Weatherbury.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatens to leave her job because of Bathsheba's abusive behavior in Chapter 30?

2. Where does Gabriel attend a hiring fair in the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. Whose figures can Famer Boldwood make out as he looks across the fields to Miss Everdene's farm in Chapter 18?

4. For whom does Bathsheba tell Liddy she bought a Valentine in Chapter 13?

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

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