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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 acts as general supervisor during the sheep-shearing in Chapter 22?
(a) Gabriel Oak.
(b) Joseph Poorgrass.
(c) Jan Coggan.
(d) Henery Fray.

2. What had Gabriel worked as before leasing a farm and stocking it with sheep?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) A butcher.
(c) A bailiff.
(d) A coal miner.

3. What does the maiden do to revive Gabriel when she finds him passed out in his hut in Chapter 3?
(a) She kicks him.
(b) She uses smelling salts.
(c) She throws milk on him.
(d) She runs to get his wife.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. By what farcical title does Sergeant Troy address Bathsheba in Chapter 26?

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

3. Where does Bathsheba attend the corn market in Chapter 12?

4. For what reason does Bathsheba come to Gabriel's farm each day in Chapters 3 and 4?

5. What Ancient Greek physician does the author allude to in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who sends Gabriel a letter in Chapter 15? What is revealed in the letter?

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

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

8. Why does Bathsheba send a Valentine’s Day card to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13? What does the card say?

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

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

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