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Far from the Madding Crowd Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 122 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Bathsheba attend the corn market in Chapter 12?
(a) Weatherbury.
(b) York.
(c) Casterbridge.
(d) Barrington.

2. Gabriel tells Bathsheba in Chapter 29, "what is mirth to the neighbors is ruin to" what?
(a) "The dog."
(b) "The man."
(c) "The family."
(d) "The woman."

3. Who threatens to leave her job because of Bathsheba's abusive behavior in Chapter 30?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Maryann.
(c) Fanny.
(d) Liddy.

4. How much money does Bathsheba give to Joseph Poorgrass in addition to his pay as a gift when she begins managing the farm in Chapter 10?
(a) 50 shillings.
(b) 10 shillings.
(c) A halfpence.
(d) 5 shillings.

5. For what reason does Bathsheba come to Gabriel's farm each day in Chapters 3 and 4?
(a) To milk a cow.
(b) To milk a goat.
(c) To plant flowers.
(d) To collect eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Gabriel learn Bathsheba has gone after leaving her aunt's home in Chapter 5?

2. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?

3. Whose figures can Famer Boldwood make out as he looks across the fields to Miss Everdene's farm in Chapter 18?

4. Who among the company at the tavern is described as being very shy and modest in Chapter 8?

5. What musical instrument does Gabriel play in the night in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tragedy befalls the Everdene Farm in Chapter 21?

2. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel Oak from his position on the farm in Chapter 20?

3. Why does Bathsheba leave Norcombe in Chapter 5? Where does she go?

4. What leads Mr. Boldwood to follow Gabriel Oak in Chapter 14?

5. How does the narrator compare Sergeant Troy’s behavior toward men versus his behavior toward women in Chapter 25?

6. What tragedy befalls Gabriel Oak in Chapter 5? What are Gabriel’s circumstances after the tragedy?

7. Where does Bathsheba encounter Sergeant Troy in Chapter 26? How is the meeting described?

8. What promise does Sergeant Troy elicit from Bathsheba in Chapter 27? How?

9. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?

10. Who comes to inquire about word of Fanny Robin at the Everdene Farm in Chapter 9? What is related of this character?

(see the answer keys)

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