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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 innocent.
(b) Because he is deemed mentally unstable.
(c) Because he is dying.
(d) Because he paid the judge.

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

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

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

5. On what date did Fanny Robin die, according to her tombstone?
(a) June 2,
(b) February 13.
(c) October 9.
(d) March 9.

6. 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) 100 pounds.
(c) 50 pounds and 30 pence.
(d) 27 pounds and 10 pence.

7. 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) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Laban Tall.
(c) Mr. Boldwood.
(d) Henery Fray.

8. Where does Bathsheba go to visit her aunt for two months in Chapter 49?
(a) York.
(b) Budmouth.
(c) Norcombe.
(d) Casterbridge.

9. Who marries Bathsheba in Chapter 57?
(a) Jimmy Harris.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Cainy Ball.

10. To what position on Bathsheba's farm is Gabriel promoted in Chapter 49?
(a) Butcher.
(b) Bailiff.
(c) Shepherd.
(d) Master-reaper.

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

12. The narrator says in Chapter 49, "Poor Boldwood had no more skill in finesse than a battering-ram." What literary device is used in this sentence?
(a) Simile.
(b) Oxymoron.
(c) Onomatopoeia.
(d) Metaphor.

13. Greenhill is described as being like what busy Russian city in South Wessex in Chapter 50?
(a) Saint Petersburg.
(b) Ninji Novgorod.
(c) Moscow.
(d) Yekaterinburg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?

3. What happens when Troy goes to bathe and swim in the cove in Chapter 47?

4. Where does Mr. Boldwood carry Bathsheba after she's fainted in Chapter 48?

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

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