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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the narrator say the tower of Weatherbury Church was erected in Chapter 46?
(a) The seventeenth century.
(b) The fourteenth century.
(c) The thirteenth century.
(d) The fifth century.

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

3. Yalbury Hill is described as being about three miles from what town in Chapter 39?
(a) London.
(b) York.
(c) Glasgow.
(d) Casterbridge.

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

5. How old was Sergeant Troy when he died?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 30.
(d) 32.

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

7. What is Sergeant Troy's first name?
(a) James.
(b) Frank.
(c) George.
(d) Robert.

8. Who is the witness described in the newspaper article that gives details of Troy's drowning in Chapter 48?
(a) Mr. Barker, M.D.
(b) William Smallbury.
(c) Jimmy Harris.
(d) Sam Samson.

9. What word from Chapter 45 means sickeningly emotional?
(a) Derogatory.
(b) Altruistic.
(c) Abasement.
(d) Mawkishness.

10. Who takes a wagon to retrieve Fanny's body in Chapter 42?
(a) Jan Coggan.
(b) Joseph Poorgrass.
(c) Cainy Ball.
(d) Jimmy Harris.

11. How much does Boldwood offer to give to Troy on his wedding-day with Bathsheba in Chapter 34?
(a) 2,000 pounds.
(b) 1,000 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

12. Who is the keeper of the gate at Sherton Turnpike?
(a) Henery Fray.
(b) Dan Randall.
(c) William Smallbury.
(d) Jimmy Harris.

13. How does Boldwood kill Troy in Chapter 53?
(a) He shoots him.
(b) He hangs him.
(c) He drowns him.
(d) He stabs him.

14. Who arrives at the farm and says he's seen Bathsheba in Bath in Chapter 33?
(a) Teddy Coggan.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Cainy Ball.
(d) Jimmy Harris.

15. What breed of sheep at the Greenhill Fair are described in Chapter 50 as "the most picturesque by far"?
(a) Oxfordshire.
(b) South Downs.
(c) Old Wessex's.
(d) Exmoors.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money does Troy ask Bathsheba for in the beginning of Chapter 41?

2. To what position on Bathsheba's farm is Gabriel promoted in Chapter 49?

3. Once Boldwood has hired Gabriel to oversee his farm in addition to Bathsheba's in Chapter 49, how many acres does Gabriel oversee?

4. Who leaps forward to prevent Mr. Boldwood from committing suicide in Chapter 53?

5. What had the ship's crew come ashore for in Chapter 47?

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