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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Milking a cow.
(b) Loading hay.
(c) Chasing a cat.
(d) Chopping firewood.

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

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

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

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

6. What is the name of Gabriel's older dog in Chapter 5?
(a) Shep.
(b) George.
(c) Rocky.
(d) Sam.

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

8. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?
(a) "Vivid."
(b) "Cacophonous."
(c) "Tranquil."
(d) "Immutable."

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

10. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?
(a) "Stables."
(b) "Farmhands."
(c) "Crops."
(d) "Pigs."

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

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

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

14. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing when she goes to ask him for advice in Chapter 20?
(a) Milking the dairy cow.
(b) Sharpening his shears.
(c) Bathing the sheep.
(d) Birthing a lamb.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Bathsheba tell Liddy she bought a Valentine in Chapter 13?

2. What is the name of Mr. Boldwood's estate?

3. Where does Bathsheba attend the corn market in Chapter 12?

4. What does the word "folly" from the narrative mean?

5. When does Sergeant Troy tell Bathsheba he will be sent back "to the miserable monotony of drill" in Chapter 26?

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