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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 Mr. Boldwood's estate?
2. The narrator describes Bathsheba in Chapter 19 as "An Elizabethan in brain and" whom in spirit?
3. On what date does Chapter 13 begin?
4. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?
5. What tormented figure from Greek mythology is alluded to by the author in Chapter 20?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whom does Gabriel encounter as he makes his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7? What does this encounter foreshadow?
2. Where is Fanny Robin when her character appears in Chapter 11? What is she doing?
3. Why does Bathsheba send a Valentine’s Day card to Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 13? What does the card say?
4. Why does Bathsheba fire Gabriel Oak from his position on the farm in Chapter 20?
5. What activity is Bathsheba involved in when Mr. Boldwood first comes to court her in Chapter 19? Where do they speak?
6. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?
7. What are Gabriel Oak’s first impressions of Bathsheba Everdene? Where does he first see Bathsheba?
8. What incident prevents the wedding of Fanny and Troy in Chapter 16?
9. Who sends Gabriel a letter in Chapter 15? What is revealed in the letter?
10. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?
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
Describe and discuss the character of Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd. How old is Gabriel when his character is first introduced? Why do you think the author introduces Gabriel before the other characters? How does Gabriel's character evolve in the course of the narrative?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and analyze the character of Frank Troy in Far from the Madding Crowd. Where is Troy when he is first introduced? What leads Troy to seduce and marry Bathsheba? What becomes of Troy in the novel?
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