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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much money does Boldwood give to Troy to take with him, in addition to more promised in the future, if he will marry Fanny in Chapter 34?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 50 pounds.
(c) 10 shillings.
(d) 100 shillings.

2. What word from Chapter 48 refers to uncertainty or fortuitousness?
(a) Contingencies.
(b) Polygamy.
(c) Derogation.
(d) Effusion.

3. Who is the author of The Pilgrim's Progress?
(a) Henry James.
(b) John Bunyan.
(c) Jimmy Harris.
(d) Walt Whitman.

4. Where does Bathsheba go to visit her aunt for two months in Chapter 49?
(a) Norcombe.
(b) Casterbridge.
(c) York.
(d) Budmouth.

5. What had the ship's crew come ashore for in Chapter 47?
(a) Sand.
(b) Flour.
(c) Rum.
(d) Spices.

6. At what time does Liddy retire for the night, leaving Bathsheba alone with the coffin, in the beginning of Chapter 43?
(a) 11:45 p.m.
(b) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 8:30 p.m.

7. Who drives Bathsheba to the Greenhill Fair in Chapter 50?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) William Smallbury.
(c) Henery Fray.
(d) Sam Samson.

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

9. Where does Liddy find Bathsheba in the morning in Chapter 44?
(a) By a swamp.
(b) In the barn.
(c) In her bedroom.
(d) At the cemetery.

10. Where does Mr. Boldwood carry Bathsheba after she's fainted in Chapter 48?
(a) To Mrs. Beale's Boarding House.
(b) To the King's Arms Inn.
(c) To the Norcombe Church.
(d) To Warren's Malthouse.

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

12. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?
(a) An omen.
(b) A dingo.
(c) A type of hawk.
(d) A rowboat.

13. 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.

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

15. What Biblical figure is alluded to in the final quotation of Chapter 57?
(a) Cain.
(b) Moses.
(c) Ephraim.
(d) Judas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sergeant Troy's first name?

2. Whom does Gabriel encounter walking up the road by the farm in the end of Chapter 38?

3. In what month is Chapter 55 set?

4. What happens when Troy goes to bathe and swim in the cove in Chapter 47?

5. Who is described in Chapter 41 as "the goddess whom Bathsheba instinctively adored"?

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