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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 have Troy and the farm workers spent the night after passing out drunk in Chapter 38?
2. How much money does Troy ask Bathsheba for in the beginning of Chapter 41?
3. What does Bathsheba discover when she opens Fanny's coffin in Chapter 43?
4. When does the narrator say the tower of Weatherbury Church was erected in Chapter 46?
5. How much money does Boldwood tell Troy he will bestow upon Fanny on her wedding day if Troy marries her in Chapter 34?
Short Essay Questions
1. How would you describe the atmosphere and mood established in Chapter 52?
2. Where does Bathsheba learn the news of Troy’s drowning in Chapter 48? How does she respond?
3. Why do the workers at Everdene Farm believe a horse has been stolen in Chapter 32? How do they respond?
4. What is significant and symbolic about Troy’s grave in Chapter 56?
5. What act of deception does Gabriel commit in Chapter 42? Why?
6. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 51?
7. Where does Bathsheba spend the night in Chapter 44? Why?
8. What does the gargoyle symbolize in Chapter 46? Where is the gargoyle located?
9. What promotions does Gabriel Oak receive in Chapter 49?
10. What does Troy spend all of his money on in Chapter 45? Why?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
How common was it in the 1870s for women in rural England to own and manage farms without male oversight? Why do you think that Bathsheba's actions in the story go uncontested? In what ways does Bathsheba represent a feminist literary figure?
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