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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 much does Boldwood offer to give to Troy on his wedding-day with Bathsheba in Chapter 34?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 2,000 pounds.

2. Who writes a note to Bathsheba saying "Your husband is here. I've seen him. Who's the fool now?" in Chapter 50?
(a) Sam Samson.
(b) Pennyways.
(c) Teddy Coggan.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

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?
(a) Onomatopoeia.
(b) Simile.
(c) Oxymoron.
(d) Metaphor.

4. For whom had Jacob served time in wait to marry her, according to the Biblical allusion in Chapter 49?
(a) Claire.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Mary.
(d) Rachel.

5. 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) 9:00 p.m.
(c) 10:30 p.m.
(d) 8:30 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. How has Troy lost a good deal of Bathsheba's money in Chapter 39?

2. How much money does Troy ask Bathsheba for in the beginning of Chapter 41?

3. Bathsheba is described as looking like what Greek Muse when she opens the door in Chapter 54?

4. Where does Troy tell Fanny to meet him on Monday at ten o'clock in Chapter 39?

5. In what month does Chapter 39 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Troy spend all of his money on in Chapter 45? Why?

2. Whom do Bathsheba and Troy encounter on their way home in Chapter 39? How is the encounter described?

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

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

5. Why does the lock of hair in Troy’s pocket-watch lead to an argument between him and Bathsheba in Chapter 41?

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

7. What is foreshadowed regarding the character of Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 35?

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

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

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

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