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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the surgeon who comes to see to Troy in Chapter 54?
(a) Mr. Harris.
(b) Mr. May.
(c) Mr. Aldritch.
(d) Mr. Thompson.

2. What is the title of Chapter 47?
(a) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."
(b) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."
(c) "Adventures by the Shore."
(d) "Mistress and Men."

3. How much money does Troy toss to Gabriel when he first emerges from the house as Bathsheba's husband?
(a) A shilling.
(b) A crown.
(c) A pound.
(d) A half-crown.

4. What is Gabriel doing inside his cottage when Bathsheba comes to talk to him in the night in Chapter 43?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Sweeping.
(c) Reading.
(d) Making dinner.

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

6. Where has Troy gone in the morning after Bathsheba has given him money in Chapter 41?
(a) London.
(b) York.
(c) Norcombe.
(d) Casterbridge.

7. What happens when Troy goes to bathe and swim in the cove in Chapter 47?
(a) He is carried to sea by a rip-tide.
(b) He is bitten by a reef shark.
(c) He sees an angel descending from the sky.
(d) He is swallowed by an octopus.

8. Who had been arranged to drive Bathsheba's coach home from the fair in Chapter 51?
(a) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Jacob Poorgrass.
(c) Gabriel Oak.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

9. Where does Bathsheba say Liddy has gone for the night when she meets Troy in Chapter 34?
(a) To her mother's.
(b) To Gabriel's house.
(c) To her sister's.
(d) To her grandfather's.

10. Where have Troy and the farm workers spent the night after passing out drunk in Chapter 38?
(a) At the tavern.
(b) At the inn.
(c) In the fields.
(d) In the barn.

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

12. What does Bathsheba discover when she opens Fanny's coffin in Chapter 43?
(a) No body in the casket.
(b) The bodies of Fanny and Troy.
(c) The body of Fanny Robin.
(d) The bodies of Fanny and her child.

13. In what direction does Troy wander after leaving Weatherbury in Chapter 47?
(a) South.
(b) West.
(c) North.
(d) East.

14. Who is described in Chapter 41 as "the goddess whom Bathsheba instinctively adored"?
(a) Diana.
(b) Athena.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Helen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the stranger say Troy drowned in Chapter 48?

2. What breed of sheep at the Greenhill Fair are described in Chapter 50 as "the most picturesque by far"?

3. What are the names of Mr. Boldwood's horses that Gabriel goes to borrow in Chapter 32?

4. Who arrives at the farm and says he's seen Bathsheba in Bath in Chapter 33?

5. Where is Bathsheba when she hears that Troy has drowned in Chapter 48?

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