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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. The narrator states in Chapter 22, "In comparison with cities, Weatherbury was" what?

2. Whom does Fanny say she's to marry in Chapter 11?

3. Gabriel tells Bathsheba in Chapter 29, "what is mirth to the neighbors is ruin to" what?

4. Who threatens to leave her job because of Bathsheba's abusive behavior in Chapter 30?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What tragedy befalls Gabriel Oak in Chapter 5? What are Gabriel’s circumstances after the tragedy?

4. How does Mr. Boldwood derive the anonymous sender of the Valentine in Chapter 15?

5. What tragedy befalls the Everdene Farm in Chapter 21?

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

7. Who sends Gabriel a letter in Chapter 15? What is revealed in the letter?

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

9. How does Bathsheba respond when Gabriel Oak proposes to her in Chapter 4?

10. What activity is Bathsheba involved in when Mr. Boldwood first comes to court her in Chapter 19? Where do they speak?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the social class system of Victorian England and the systems of class seen in Far from the Madding Crowd. How does social class differ in rural England from the cities? How do the characters in the story manage to change their places within this system?

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 consequences of Bathsheba sending a Valentine's Day card to Mr. Boldwood in the narrative. How does Mr. Boldwood respond to the forward token of affection? What actions does he take? Does Bathsheba regret sending the card? Why or why not?

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