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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. How is the Latin phrase "gutta serena" translated in Chapter 53?
(a) "Deprived of light."
(b) "Engulfed in flames."
(c) "Calm and elegant."
(d) "Lost in love."

2. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?
(a) October.
(b) May.
(c) September.
(d) July.

3. At what time does Liddy retire for the night, leaving Bathsheba alone with the coffin, in the beginning of Chapter 43?
(a) 11:45 p.m.
(b) 8:30 p.m.
(c) 9:00 p.m.
(d) 10:30 p.m.

4. What had the ship's crew come ashore for in Chapter 47?
(a) Spices.
(b) Flour.
(c) Rum.
(d) Sand.

5. Who drives Bathsheba to the Greenhill Fair in Chapter 50?
(a) Joseph Poorgrass.
(b) Sam Samson.
(c) William Smallbury.
(d) Henery Fray.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the narrator say the tower of Weatherbury Church was erected in Chapter 46?

2. At what time does Liddy say Fanny's body will be taken away in Chapter 44?

3. Where does Mr. Boldwood go after leaving his home in Chapter 54?

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

5. Who tells William Smallbury about Troy having been seen in Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 51?

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

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

5. What promotions does Gabriel Oak receive in Chapter 49?

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

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

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

9. How is Bathsheba’s behavior described in Chapter 54?

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

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