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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has the beautiful maid come to look for by Gabriel's hut in Chapter 3?

2. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?

3. What is the name of Bathsheba's aunt that she lives with in Chapter 4?

4. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?

5. What objects does Liddy suggest one can use to divine whom they will marry in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads Mr. Boldwood to follow Gabriel Oak in Chapter 14?

2. What is “Warren’s Malthouse”? Whom does Gabriel meet here in Chapter 8?

3. What promise does Sergeant Troy elicit from Bathsheba in Chapter 27? How?

4. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30? What is revealed in the letter?

5. Why does Bathsheba send a Valentine’s Day card to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13? What does the card say?

6. Where does Bathsheba encounter Sergeant Troy in Chapter 26? How is the meeting described?

7. What leads to the conflict between Bathsheba and Gabriel in Chapter 29?

8. What is Gabriel Oak’s social station and class when his character is first introduced? What is Gabriel’s occupation?

9. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?

10. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 19?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of literary and mythological allusion in the novel. What Greek myths and characters are alluded to? Why? What authors and literary works does the author reference? How do these allusions relate to the themes in Far from the Madding Crowd?

Essay Topic 2

Define the setting of "Wessex" and discuss the author's depictions of this setting in Far from the Madding Crowd. Upon what real locales are the towns and villages in the novel based? In what region of England is the story set? What is the time period of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the literary style of Far from the Madding Crowd. How does the novel reflect elements of realism? What are aspects of romanticism seen in the work? How does the style of the narrative reflect upon the author's contemporary world?

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