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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. What words are imprinted on the seal of the Valentine that Bathsheba sends to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13?
(a) "Marry me."
(b) "Kiss me."
(c) "I love you."
(d) "I'm yours."

2. How many years older is Gabriel than Bathsheba?
(a) 10 years older.
(b) 2 years older.
(c) 6 years older.
(d) 20 years older.

3. How much money does Gabriel give to the woman he encounters on his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7?
(a) Ten shillings.
(b) Two pence.
(c) A shilling.
(d) A halfpence.

4. What does the beautiful girl take out from a package on her wagon to gaze at in Chapter 1?
(a) A book.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A pocket-watch.
(d) A mirror.

5. How is "the eve of St. Thomas's" defined in Chapter 2?
(a) The evening of the ritual bonfire.
(b) The shortest day of the year.
(c) The longest day of the year.
(d) The evening of the harvest moon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the old maltster say he was married in Chapter 8?

2. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?

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

4. What is Bathsheba attending to when Mr. Boldwood first calls on her in Chapter 19?

5. Whom does Mr. Boldwood come to inquire about at Bathsheba's home in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Gabriel Oak’s social station and class when his character is first introduced? What is Gabriel’s occupation?

2. What leads to the conflict between Bathsheba and Gabriel in Chapter 29?

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

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

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

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

7. Whom does Gabriel encounter as he makes his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7? What does this encounter foreshadow?

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

9. How would you describe the narrative style of the novel? From whose perspective is the story related?

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

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