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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what farcical title does Sergeant Troy address Bathsheba in Chapter 26?
(a) "Lady of the Weatherbury Estate."
(b) "Queen of the Corn-market."
(c) "Queen of the Paupers."
(d) "Duchess of the Grain."

2. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30?
(a) Teddy Coggan.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Gabriel Oak.

3. 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 gold pocket watch.
(c) A flute.
(d) A diamond ring.

4. Whom does Bathsheba send away to the lower mead so that she can speak to Gabriel alone in Chapter 20?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) Joseph Poorgrass.
(c) Cainy Ball.
(d) William Smallbury.

5. Whom does Fanny say she's to marry in Chapter 11?
(a) Mr. Boldwood.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Sam Samson.

6. What tormented figure from Greek mythology is alluded to by the author in Chapter 20?
(a) Atlas.
(b) Ixion.
(c) Ares.
(d) Jupiter.

7. How many sheep has Gabriel Oak stocked his farm with in the past year, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) 300.
(b) 50.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

8. Gabriel tells Bathsheba in Chapter 29, "what is mirth to the neighbors is ruin to" what?
(a) "The man."
(b) "The dog."
(c) "The family."
(d) "The woman."

9. How much money does Gabriel give to the woman he encounters on his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7?
(a) Ten shillings.
(b) Two pence.
(c) A shilling.
(d) A halfpence.

10. Whom does Gabriel allow to read the letter he's received in Chapter 15?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Teddy Coggan.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

11. When does Sergeant Troy tell Bathsheba he will be sent back "to the miserable monotony of drill" in Chapter 26?
(a) In a week.
(b) In a fortnight.
(c) In a month.
(d) In three days.

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

13. From what Shakespearean play is the line "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" that is cited in Chapter 4?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Othello.
(d) Romeo and Juliet.

14. What words are imprinted on the seal of the Valentine that Bathsheba sends to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13?
(a) "I'm yours."
(b) "Marry me."
(c) "Kiss me."
(d) "I love you."

15. What does the Latin phrase "Cedit amor rebus" translate to in English?
(a) "Love yields to circumstance."
(b) "Love knows no time."
(c) "Love travels backwards."
(d) "Love deserves life."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the church that Sergeant Troy arrives at to marry Fanny in Chapter 16?

2. What month is it the latter part of when the bees begin their swarming at Weatherbury in Chapter 27?

3. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?

4. What is the title of Chapter 30?

5. What body of water does Jacob say he dragged in search for Fanny's body in Chapter 10?

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