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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 has Troy lost a good deal of Bathsheba's money in Chapter 39?
(a) By gambling on horse-races.
(b) By giving it to charity.
(c) By purchasing real estate in London.
(d) By investing in American land.

2. How much money does Boldwood tell Troy he will bestow upon Fanny on her wedding day if Troy marries her in Chapter 34?
(a) 200 pounds.
(b) 60 pounds.
(c) 1,000 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

3. 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) 200 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

4. Who had been arranged to drive Bathsheba's coach home from the fair in Chapter 51?
(a) Jacob Poorgrass.
(b) Gabriel Oak.
(c) Sergeant Troy.
(d) Mr. Boldwood.

5. What animal appears and helps Fanny make it into the village in Chapter 40?
(a) A wolf.
(b) A horse.
(c) A sheep.
(d) A dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Mr. Boldwood carry Bathsheba after she's fainted in Chapter 48?

2. What does the word "harbinger" from Chapter 33's title mean?

3. What color silk gown is Bathsheba described as wearing while in Bath in Chapter 33?

4. Who arrives at the farm and says he's seen Bathsheba in Bath in Chapter 33?

5. Who agrees to go inside and tell Bathsheba that Troy is outside Mr. Boldwood's house in Chapter 53?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is significant and symbolic about Troy’s grave in Chapter 56?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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