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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who says of Bathsheba in Chapter 53, "she's a brave girl who'll never tell a lie however much the truth may harm her, and I've no cause to wish her evil"?
(a) Laban Tall.
(b) Sergeant Troy.
(c) Mr. Boldwood.
(d) Henery Fray.

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

7. Where does Bathsheba go to visit Liddy's sister in Chapter 31?
(a) Casterbridge.
(b) Yalbury.
(c) London.
(d) Greenhill.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. What does Troy spend his last remaining money on in Chapter 45?
(a) A tombstone for Fanny.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A gamble on a horse race.
(d) A house for Bathsheba.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whose house does Maryann run to sound the alarm when she sees someone taking a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?

2. Greenhill is described as being like what busy Russian city in South Wessex in Chapter 50?

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

4. What is Sergeant Troy's first name?

5. Who is the author of The Pilgrim's Progress?

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