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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. From whom does Gabriel receive a letter in Chapter 15?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Teddy Coggan.
(c) Fanny Robin.
(d) Bathsheba.

3. On what date does Chapter 13 begin?
(a) October 14.
(b) February 13.
(c) July 24.
(d) June 3.

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

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

6. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel in Chapter 20?
(a) For criticizing her conduct.
(b) For lighting the barn on fire.
(c) For arriving at work drunk.
(d) For killing a sheep.

7. What is Sergeant Troy's regiment?
(a) The 12th Royal Lancers.
(b) The 11th Dragoon Guards.
(c) The 1st Royal Tank Regiment.
(d) The 1st Grenadier Guards.

8. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?
(a) Smithwick's Tavern.
(b) Warren's Malthouse.
(c) The Casterbridge-Union poorhouse.
(d) Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.

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

10. Where does Gabriel learn Bathsheba has gone after leaving her aunt's home in Chapter 5?
(a) Norcombe.
(b) Weatherbury.
(c) Canterbury.
(d) York.

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

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

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

14. For what reason does Bathsheba come to Gabriel's farm each day in Chapters 3 and 4?
(a) To milk a goat.
(b) To collect eggs.
(c) To milk a cow.
(d) To plant flowers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?

2. What is Jacob's last name said to be in Chapter 8?

3. For how long does Troy expect to be away visiting friends in Chapter 30?

4. What words are imprinted on the seal of the Valentine that Bathsheba sends to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13?

5. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?

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