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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. For whom does Bathsheba tell Liddy she bought a Valentine in Chapter 13?
(a) Teddy Coggan.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) Gabriel Oak.
(d) Sergeant Troy.

2. How many sheep has Gabriel Oak stocked his farm with in the past year, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) 150.
(b) 50.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

3. Whom does Gabriel allow to read the letter he's received in Chapter 15?
(a) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Teddy Coggan.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

4. Where does Gabriel learn Bathsheba has gone after leaving her aunt's home in Chapter 5?
(a) Canterbury.
(b) Weatherbury.
(c) York.
(d) Norcombe.

5. What musical instrument does Gabriel play in the night in Chapter 2?
(a) A flute.
(b) A lyre.
(c) A harp.
(d) A guitar.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bathsheba attempts to defend Troy in Chapter 29, the narrator says, "This supreme instance of Troy's goodness fell upon Gabriel's ears like" what?

2. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?

3. Who is Gabriel's junior shepherd in Weatherbury?

4. What does the maiden do to revive Gabriel when she finds him passed out in his hut in Chapter 3?

5. Who wrote Robinson Crusoe?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are Gabriel Oak’s first impressions of Bathsheba Everdene? Where does he first see Bathsheba?

3. What reaction does Mr. Boldwood have to the Valentine’s Day card he’s received in Chapter 14?

4. What incident prevents the wedding of Fanny and Troy in Chapter 16?

5. How does Mr. Boldwood derive the anonymous sender of the Valentine in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

9. What information does Gabriel glean of Fanny Robin at Warren’s Malthouse in Chapter 8?

10. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 19?

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