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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 is Gabriel doing inside his cottage when Bathsheba comes to talk to him in the night in Chapter 43?
(a) Sweeping.
(b) Eating dinner.
(c) Reading.
(d) Making dinner.

2. What Biblical figure is alluded to in the final quotation of Chapter 57?
(a) Moses.
(b) Judas.
(c) Cain.
(d) Ephraim.

3. Who is described in Chapter 41 as "the goddess whom Bathsheba instinctively adored"?
(a) Athena.
(b) Helen.
(c) Cassandra.
(d) Diana.

4. What is the title of Chapter 47?
(a) "Mistress and Men."
(b) "Adventures by the Shore."
(c) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."
(d) "Troubles in the Fold - A Message."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Boldwood has hired Gabriel to oversee his farm in addition to Bathsheba's in Chapter 49, how many acres does Gabriel oversee?

2. Where is Bathsheba when she hears that Troy has drowned in Chapter 48?

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

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

5. To what position on Bathsheba's farm is Gabriel promoted in Chapter 49?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How would you describe the atmosphere and mood established in Chapter 52?

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

7. Where is Troy when he almost drowns in Chapter 47? How is he saved?

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

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

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

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