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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. Who is the master-shearer when sheep-shearing begins in Chapter 22?
(a) Jan Coggan.
(b) Teddy Coggan.
(c) Sam Samson.
(d) Joseph Poorgrass.

2. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?
(a) Mrs. Wesson.
(b) Mrs. Hurst.
(c) Mrs. James.
(d) Mrs. Smith.

3. What is Chapter 21's title?
(a) "A Girl on Horseback - Conversation."
(b) "Mistress and Men."
(c) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."
(d) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."

4. What has the beautiful maid come to look for by Gabriel's hut in Chapter 3?
(a) Flowers.
(b) Her mirror.
(c) Her kitten.
(d) Her hat.

5. What have the sheep broken the fence and gotten into in the beginning of Chapter 21?
(a) A copper mine.
(b) A field of poppies.
(c) A field of clover.
(d) A field of onions.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the sheep that had strayed and become sick end up surviving after Gabriel's arrival in Chapter 21?

2. Why does Bathsheba say the bailiff has been dismissed in Chapter 10?

3. The narrator describes Bathsheba in Chapter 19 as "An Elizabethan in brain and" whom in spirit?

4. What is Sergeant Troy's regiment?

5. What had Gabriel worked as before leasing a farm and stocking it with sheep?

Short Essay Questions

1. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30? What is revealed in the letter?

2. Where is Fanny Robin when her character appears in Chapter 11? What is she doing?

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

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

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

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

7. What sexual innuendos can be seen in Chapter 28?

8. How does Bathsheba respond when Gabriel Oak proposes to her in Chapter 4?

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

10. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?

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