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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 does Bathsheba discover when she opens Fanny's coffin in Chapter 43?
(a) The body of Fanny Robin.
(b) The bodies of Fanny and Troy.
(c) No body in the casket.
(d) The bodies of Fanny and her child.

2. Where does Bathsheba say Liddy has gone for the night when she meets Troy in Chapter 34?
(a) To her grandfather's.
(b) To her mother's.
(c) To Gabriel's house.
(d) To her sister's.

3. How does Boldwood kill Troy in Chapter 53?
(a) He hangs him.
(b) He shoots him.
(c) He drowns him.
(d) He stabs him.

4. At what time does Liddy say Fanny's body will be taken away in Chapter 44?
(a) 10:30 a.m.
(b) 3:00 p.m.
(c) 9:00 a.m.
(d) 12:00 p.m.

5. How old was Sergeant Troy when he died?
(a) 29.
(b) 32.
(c) 26.
(d) 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yalbury Hill is described as being about three miles from what town in Chapter 39?

2. How many months has it been since Gabriel was fighting the fire in the same spot where he fights the rain in Chapter 38?

3. What does Troy spend his last remaining money on in Chapter 45?

4. Where does Mr. Boldwood carry Bathsheba after she's fainted in Chapter 48?

5. Where does Fanny say she is going to spend the night when she encounters Troy in Chapter 39?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the relationship between Bathsheba and Gabriel changed at the end of the novel?

2. Why are Bathsheba and Troy arguing in the beginning of Chapter 39?

3. Why do the workers at Everdene Farm believe a horse has been stolen in Chapter 32? How do they respond?

4. What trick does Sergeant Troy play on Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 34?

5. What does Bathsheba discover inside Fanny’s coffin in Chapter 43? How does she respond?

6. How does Bathsheba respond when she is confronted by Gabriel in Chapter 32?

7. Why has a petition been addressed to the Home Secretary regarding Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 55?

8. What act of deception does Gabriel commit in Chapter 42? Why?

9. What does the gargoyle symbolize in Chapter 46? Where is the gargoyle located?

10. Describe the central conflict that occurs in the climax of the novel in Chapter 53. Who is involved in the conflict?

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