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

2. Who marries Bathsheba in Chapter 57?
(a) Jimmy Harris.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Joseph Poorgrass.
(d) Cainy Ball.

3. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?
(a) A rowboat.
(b) A type of hawk.
(c) An omen.
(d) A dingo.

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

5. Who helps Bathsheba clean up Fanny's grave in Chapter 46?
(a) Sergeant Troy.
(b) Mr. Boldwood.
(c) Liddy.
(d) Gabriel Oak.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Bathsheba go to visit her aunt for two months in Chapter 49?

2. What happens when Troy goes to bathe and swim in the cove in Chapter 47?

3. How much money does Boldwood give to Troy to take with him, in addition to more promised in the future, if he will marry Fanny in Chapter 34?

4. What Biblical figure is alluded to in the final quotation of Chapter 57?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Troy’s response to the coffin and its contents in Chapter 43?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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