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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

5. How has Troy lost a good deal of Bathsheba's money in Chapter 39?
(a) By gambling on horse-races.
(b) By giving it to charity.
(c) By investing in American land.
(d) By purchasing real estate in London.

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

7. According to Liddy in Chapter 49, Bathsheba might consider remarrying after Troy has been dead for how long?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 10 years.

8. What emotion does Bathsheba tell Gabriel provoked her to marry Sergeant Troy in Chapter 37?
(a) Idolatry.
(b) Impatience.
(c) Lust.
(d) Jealousy.

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

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

11. What animal appears and helps Fanny make it into the village in Chapter 40?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A wolf.
(c) A horse.
(d) A dog.

12. What city can Troy see as he is rowed to the ship in Chapter 47?
(a) Glasgow.
(b) Budmouth.
(c) Dublin.
(d) London.

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

14. Who do Gabriel and Coggan believe to have stolen a horse from the stables in Chapter 32?
(a) A bank robber.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) Sergeant Troy.
(d) A gypsy.

15. What color is the lock of hair that Bathsheba sees in Troy's pocket watch in Chapter 41?
(a) Black.
(b) Yellow.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Boldwood offer to give to Troy on his wedding-day with Bathsheba in Chapter 34?

2. Who marries Bathsheba in Chapter 57?

3. What does the word "riband" from Chapter 47 mean?

4. What Biblical figure is alluded to in the final quotation of Chapter 57?

5. Where does Fanny say she is going to spend the night when she encounters Troy in Chapter 39?

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