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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 is the name of the church that Sergeant Troy arrives at to marry Fanny in Chapter 16?

2. Whom does Bathsheba admire while at the corn market in Chapter 12?

3. How much money does Gabriel give to the woman he encounters on his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7?

4. Whose figures can Famer Boldwood make out as he looks across the fields to Miss Everdene's farm in Chapter 18?

5. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Gabriel encounter as he makes his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7? What does this encounter foreshadow?

2. What are Gabriel Oak’s first impressions of Bathsheba Everdene? Where does he first see Bathsheba?

3. What information does Gabriel glean of Fanny Robin at Warren’s Malthouse in Chapter 8?

4. Where is Fanny Robin when her character appears in Chapter 11? What is she doing?

5. What reaction does Mr. Boldwood have to the Valentine’s Day card he’s received in Chapter 14?

6. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?

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

8. Who comes to inquire about word of Fanny Robin at the Everdene Farm in Chapter 9? What is related of this character?

9. What incident prevents the wedding of Fanny and Troy in Chapter 16?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the farm workers at Miss Everdene's estate in Weatherbury. How many servants work within and without the home? What are their positions? How does Gabriel feel about each of these characters?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the themes of loyalty and friendship in Far from the Madding Crowd. Which characters in the novel prove themselves loyal? How? What does friendship come to mean to the main characters?

Essay Topic 3

Thomas Hardy was criticized in his lifetime for the overt sexuality in his works. Discuss some of the sexual undertones and subjects seen in Far from the Madding Crowd. What are examples of sexual innuendos used in the narrative? What "taboo" subjects does the author address?

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