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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. Why is Mr. Boldwood's death sentence lessened in Chapter 55?
(a) Because he is deemed mentally unstable.
(b) Because he is dying.
(c) Because he is innocent.
(d) Because he paid the judge.

2. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?
(a) To the church.
(b) To the jail.
(c) To Warren's Malthouse.
(d) To the King's Inn.

3. Where has Troy gone in the morning after Bathsheba has given him money in Chapter 41?
(a) York.
(b) Casterbridge.
(c) London.
(d) Norcombe.

4. What "decayed old town" do Gabriel and his helpers drive the sheep through to reach Greenhill in Chapter 50?
(a) Yalbury.
(b) Winchester.
(c) Budmouth.
(d) Kingsbere.

5. What harvested crop are Bathsheba and Gabriel trying to save from a storm in Chapter 37?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Corn.
(c) Blueberries.
(d) Potatoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the lock of hair that Bathsheba sees in Troy's pocket watch in Chapter 41?

2. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?

3. The narrator says in Chapter 49, "Poor Boldwood had no more skill in finesse than a battering-ram." What literary device is used in this sentence?

4. Where does the newspaper say Troy and Bathsheba were married in Chapter 34?

5. At what time does Liddy retire for the night, leaving Bathsheba alone with the coffin, in the beginning of Chapter 43?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing in Chapter 37? Why?

2. Where does Frank Troy reappear in Chapter 50? Who sees him?

3. What is revealed in the conversation between Gabriel and Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 38?

4. Where does Bathsheba spend the night in Chapter 44? Why?

5. Where does Boldwood go in Chapter 54? Why?

6. How does Bathsheba respond to her husband’s extended absence in the beginning of Chapter 48?

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

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

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

10. Where does Bathsheba learn the news of Troy’s drowning in Chapter 48? How does she respond?

(see the answer keys)

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