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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel in Chapter 20?
(a) For killing a sheep.
(b) For criticizing her conduct.
(c) For arriving at work drunk.
(d) For lighting the barn on fire.

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

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

6. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) William Smallbury.
(d) Henery Fray.

7. What month is it the latter part of when the bees begin their swarming at Weatherbury in Chapter 27?
(a) March.
(b) August.
(c) July.
(d) June.

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

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

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

11. About how large is the farm that Gabriel has leased in Chapter 3?
(a) 300 acres.
(b) 50 acres.
(c) 100 acres.
(d) 2,000 acres.

12. Where does the old maltster say he was married in Chapter 8?
(a) All Souls' Church.
(b) All Saints' Church.
(c) St. Mary's Church.
(d) Norcombe Church.

13. What word from Chapter 18 refers to deities or nymphs of the woods?
(a) Lynea.
(b) Imps.
(c) Dryads.
(d) Gyrates.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?

2. What is the last name of Bathsheba's servant-companion Liddy?

3. What is Sergeant Troy's regiment?

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?

5. Why does Bathsheba say the bailiff has been dismissed in Chapter 10?

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