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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Gabriel Oak referred to as by the villagers in the beginning of the novel?
(a) "Simon Oak."
(b) "Cleric Oak."
(c) "Farmer Oak."
(d) "Father Oak."

3. What is Chapter 21's title?
(a) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."
(b) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(c) "Mistress and Men."
(d) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."

4. How is "the eve of St. Thomas's" defined in Chapter 2?
(a) The shortest day of the year.
(b) The evening of the harvest moon.
(c) The longest day of the year.
(d) The evening of the ritual bonfire.

5. What does the word "folly" from the narrative mean?
(a) A foolish action.
(b) A pretty woman.
(c) A dance captain.
(d) A flute-player.

6. What is the title of Chapter 7?
(a) "Adventures by the Shore."
(b) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(c) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."
(d) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."

7. What is the name of Mr. Boldwood's estate?
(a) The Oak Dawn Farm.
(b) The Whispering Lilac Farm.
(c) The Little Weatherbury Farm.
(d) The Hill-Robber Farm.

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

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

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

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

12. What does Sergeant Troy take with him as a token of remembrance of Bathsheba after his sword demonstration in Chapter 28?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A love letter.
(c) A lock of her hair.
(d) A locket.

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

14. What color is the seal on the envelope with the Valentine from Bathsheba?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Pink.
(d) Green.

15. About how old is Mr. Boldwood, according to Mrs. Coggan in Chapter 9?
(a) 30.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Gabriel's older dog in Chapter 5?

2. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing when she goes to ask him for advice in Chapter 20?

3. When Bathsheba attempts to defend Troy in Chapter 29, the narrator says, "This supreme instance of Troy's goodness fell upon Gabriel's ears like" what?

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

5. Whom does Bathsheba admire while at the corn market in Chapter 12?

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