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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. Where does Bathsheba attend the corn market in Chapter 12?
2. Where does Gabriel attend a hiring fair in the beginning of Chapter 6?
3. What objects does Liddy suggest one can use to divine whom they will marry in Chapter 13?
4. What is Sergeant Troy's regiment?
5. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads to the conflict between Bathsheba and Gabriel in Chapter 29?
2. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 19?
3. What is Henery Fray’s opinion on Bathsheba’s courtship by Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 22?
4. What promise does Sergeant Troy elicit from Bathsheba in Chapter 27? How?
5. To whom does Bathsheba write a letter in Chapter 30? What is revealed in the letter?
6. What sexual innuendos can be seen in Chapter 28?
7. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?
8. What activity is Bathsheba involved in when Mr. Boldwood first comes to court her in Chapter 19? Where do they speak?
9. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel Oak from his position on the farm in Chapter 20?
10. What leads Mr. Boldwood to follow Gabriel Oak in Chapter 14?
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
Discuss the narrative style of Far from the Madding Crowd. Is the narrator's perspective omniscient or limited? Why do you think the author chose to relate the story from this perspective? How would the story change if it were related from a different narrator?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of unrequited love in Far from the Madding Crowd. Through what characters is this theme developed? What are elements of symbolism relating to this theme? What statement do you think the author is making about unrequited love?
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