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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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) A halfpence.
(b) 50 shillings.
(c) 10 shillings.
(d) 5 shillings.

5. What Ancient Greek physician does the author allude to in Chapter 29?
(a) Aristophanes.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Hippocrates.
(d) Pythagoras.

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

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

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

9. Where is Gabriel staying when Bathsheba sends for him to save her sheep in Chapter 21?
(a) The King's Inn.
(b) Nest Cottage.
(c) Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.
(d) Warren's Inn.

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

11. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?
(a) "Amidst the Ferns and Oaks."
(b) "The Fir Plantation."
(c) "Outside the Village of Casterbridge."
(d) "The Woods Before York."

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What objects does Liddy suggest one can use to divine whom they will marry in Chapter 13?

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

3. How is "the eve of St. Thomas's" defined in Chapter 2?

4. What is Bathsheba attending to when Mr. Boldwood first calls on her in Chapter 19?

5. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30?

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