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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color silk gown is Bathsheba described as wearing while in Bath in Chapter 33?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Gold.
(d) Black.

2. Who is the farrier that recently shoed the horse that's been stolen in Chapter 32?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Teddy Coggan.
(d) Jimmy Harris.

3. How much money in total does the narrator say Troy had departed with in order to meet Fanny before learning of her death in Chapter 45?
(a) 35 pounds and 10 pence.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 27 pounds and 10 pence.
(d) 50 pounds and 30 pence.

4. What animal appears and helps Fanny make it into the village in Chapter 40?
(a) A horse.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A dog.
(d) A wolf.

5. How has Troy lost a good deal of Bathsheba's money in Chapter 39?
(a) By gambling on horse-races.
(b) By purchasing real estate in London.
(c) By giving it to charity.
(d) By investing in American land.

6. What "decayed old town" do Gabriel and his helpers drive the sheep through to reach Greenhill in Chapter 50?
(a) Kingsbere.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Budmouth.
(d) Yalbury.

7. Who presided over the wedding of Bathsheba and Troy?
(a) Reverend J. Clarkson.
(b) Reverend G. Mincing.
(c) Reverend Sam Samson.
(d) Reverend M. Hammond.

8. Whom does Bathsheba send to town to fetch a surgeon after Troy has been injured in Chapter 54?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Jimmy Harris.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

9. Who sends a wagon to retrieve Fanny's body after learning of her death in Chapter 41?
(a) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Jan Coggan.
(c) Mr. Boldwood.
(d) William Smallbury.

10. What are the names of Mr. Boldwood's horses that Gabriel goes to borrow in Chapter 32?
(a) Tidy and Moll.
(b) Romper and Whitey.
(c) Wind and Torrent.
(d) Vixen and Shadow.

11. What does Maryann claim is bad luck in the beginning of Chapter 33?
(a) Breaking a key.
(b) Dropping a Bible.
(c) Relocating a broom.
(d) Looking into a mirror.

12. How much money does Boldwood tell Troy he will bestow upon Fanny on her wedding day if Troy marries her in Chapter 34?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

13. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?
(a) To the church.
(b) To Warren's Malthouse.
(c) To the jail.
(d) To the King's Inn.

14. Who tells William Smallbury about Troy having been seen in Chapter 53?
(a) Cainy Ball.
(b) Sam Samway.
(c) Jan Coggan.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

15. How many months has it been since Gabriel was fighting the fire in the same spot where he fights the rain in Chapter 38?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?

2. In what direction does Troy wander after leaving Weatherbury in Chapter 47?

3. Who helps Bathsheba clean up Fanny's grave in Chapter 46?

4. In what month is Chapter 55 set?

5. Where does Mr. Boldwood carry Bathsheba after she's fainted in Chapter 48?

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