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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. Whom does Mr. Boldwood come to inquire about at Bathsheba's home in Chapter 9?
2. What objects does Liddy suggest one can use to divine whom they will marry in Chapter 13?
3. From whom does Gabriel receive a letter in Chapter 15?
4. What is Sergeant Troy doing in the fields when Bathsheba spots him at the end of Chapter 25?
5. For whom does Bathsheba tell Liddy she bought a Valentine in Chapter 13?
Short Essay Questions
1. What leads Mr. Boldwood to follow Gabriel Oak in Chapter 14?
2. Where does Bathsheba encounter Sergeant Troy in Chapter 26? How is the meeting described?
3. What tragedy befalls Gabriel Oak in Chapter 5? What are Gabriel’s circumstances after the tragedy?
4. What is “Warren’s Malthouse”? Whom does Gabriel meet here in Chapter 8?
5. Whom does Gabriel encounter as he makes his way into Weatherbury in Chapter 7? What does this encounter foreshadow?
6. Why has Bathsheba fired her bailiff in Chapter 10? Why is this a significant act?
7. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 19?
8. Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?
9. What are Gabriel Oak’s first impressions of Bathsheba Everdene? Where does he first see Bathsheba?
10. What promise does Sergeant Troy elicit from Bathsheba in Chapter 27? How?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
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 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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