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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?
(a) From her uncle.
(b) From her father.
(c) From her sister.
(d) From her mother.

2. The narrator describes Bathsheba in Chapter 19 as "An Elizabethan in brain and" whom in spirit?
(a) Henry VIII.
(b) Othello.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Hamlet.

3. For how long does Troy expect to be away visiting friends in Chapter 30?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 2 days.

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

5. Whom does Bathsheba admire while at the corn market in Chapter 12?
(a) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) William Smallbury.

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

7. Whose figures can Famer Boldwood make out as he looks across the fields to Miss Everdene's farm in Chapter 18?
(a) Gabriel's, Teddy's, and Cainy's.
(b) Bathsheba's, Gabriel's, and Cainy's.
(c) Bathsheba's, Liddy's, and Mary's.
(d) Sergeant Troy's and Bathsheba's.

8. In the conclusion of Chapter 24, the narrator says, "It was a fatal omission of Boldwood's that he had never once told [Bathsheba]" what?
(a) "He wanted to marry her."
(b) "She was beautiful."
(c) "He loved her."
(d) "He was married."

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

10. Who is the master-shearer when sheep-shearing begins in Chapter 22?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) Joseph Poorgrass.
(c) Jan Coggan.
(d) Teddy Coggan.

11. 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) Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.
(d) The Casterbridge-Union poorhouse.

12. Whom does Mr. Boldwood come to inquire about at Bathsheba's home in Chapter 9?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Henery Fray.
(c) Fanny Robin.
(d) Gabriel Oak.

13. What color is Bathsheba's hair described as in the novel?
(a) Blonde.
(b) Black.
(c) Brunette.
(d) Red.

14. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."
(b) "Mistress and Men."
(c) "Adventures by the Shore."
(d) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."

15. For whom does Bathsheba tell Liddy she bought a Valentine in Chapter 13?
(a) Teddy Coggan.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Sergeant Troy.
(d) Gabriel Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Chapter 13 begin?

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

3. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?

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

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

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