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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Bathsheba described by the men who talk in whispers outside of Boldwood's home in the beginning of Chapter 53?
(a) "Self-willed and independent."
(b) "Naive and innocent."
(c) "Needy and ill-fit for business matters."
(d) "Wicked and judgmental."

2. 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) 50 pounds and 30 pence.
(b) 100 pounds.
(c) 35 pounds and 10 pence.
(d) 27 pounds and 10 pence.

3. Whom does Gabriel encounter walking up the road by the farm in the end of Chapter 38?
(a) Liddy.
(b) Cainy Ball.
(c) Father Williams.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

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

6. What are the names of Mr. Boldwood's horses that Gabriel goes to borrow in Chapter 32?
(a) Tidy and Moll.
(b) Vixen and Shadow.
(c) Wind and Torrent.
(d) Romper and Whitey.

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

8. How many months has it been since Gabriel was fighting the fire in the same spot where he fights the rain in Chapter 38?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

9. Where does Liddy say she's heard Troy has gone in Chapter 46?
(a) To Budmouth.
(b) To Casterbridge.
(c) To York.
(d) To London.

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

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

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

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

14. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?
(a) October.
(b) May.
(c) July.
(d) September.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Gabriel and Coggan believe to have stolen a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?

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

3. Who writes a note to Bathsheba saying "Your husband is here. I've seen him. Who's the fool now?" in Chapter 50?

4. Who is the farrier that recently shoed the horse that's been stolen in Chapter 32?

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

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