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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Mr. Boldwood's death sentence lessened in Chapter 55?
(a) Because he is deemed mentally unstable.
(b) Because he is innocent.
(c) Because he is dying.
(d) Because he paid the judge.

2. How is the Latin phrase "gutta serena" translated in Chapter 53?
(a) "Engulfed in flames."
(b) "Lost in love."
(c) "Calm and elegant."
(d) "Deprived of light."

3. Who writes a note to Bathsheba saying "Your husband is here. I've seen him. Who's the fool now?" in Chapter 50?
(a) Mr. Boldwood.
(b) Teddy Coggan.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Pennyways.

4. Where does Troy tell Fanny to meet him on Monday at ten o'clock in Chapter 39?
(a) All Saints' Church.
(b) Yalbury Cemetery.
(c) Grey's Bridge.
(d) All Souls' Church.

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

6. Who helps Bathsheba clean up Fanny's grave in Chapter 46?
(a) Mr. Boldwood.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Sergeant Troy.
(d) Liddy.

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

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

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

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

11. 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 swallowed by an octopus.
(c) He is bitten by a reef shark.
(d) He sees an angel descending from the sky.

12. 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) 50 pounds and 30 pence.
(c) 27 pounds and 10 pence.
(d) 100 pounds.

13. Where does Fanny say she is going to spend the night when she encounters Troy in Chapter 39?
(a) The Casterbridge-Union poorhouse.
(b) The Yalbury Hill forest.
(c) Her father's cabin.
(d) Warren's Malthouse.

14. 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.

15. Where does the newspaper say Troy and Bathsheba were married in Chapter 34?
(a) St. Ambrose's Church.
(b) All Saints' Church.
(c) All Souls' Church.
(d) St. Mary's Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Maryann claim is bad luck in the beginning of Chapter 33?

2. What harvested crop are Bathsheba and Gabriel trying to save from a storm in Chapter 37?

3. Who presided over the wedding of Bathsheba and Troy?

4. What does Troy spend his last remaining money on in Chapter 45?

5. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?

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