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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. Who is the keeper of the gate at Sherton Turnpike?
2. What does Bathsheba discover when she opens Fanny's coffin in Chapter 43?
3. How much money does Boldwood give to Troy to take with him, in addition to more promised in the future, if he will marry Fanny in Chapter 34?
4. When does the narrator say the tower of Weatherbury Church was erected in Chapter 46?
5. What does the word "riband" from Chapter 47 mean?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is foreshadowed regarding the character of Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 35?
2. Where does Boldwood go in Chapter 54? Why?
3. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing in Chapter 37? Why?
4. What is Troy’s response to the coffin and its contents in Chapter 43?
5. Where does Frank Troy reappear in Chapter 50? Who sees him?
6. What is revealed in the conversation between Gabriel and Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 38?
7. How does Bathsheba respond to her husband’s extended absence in the beginning of Chapter 48?
8. Where does Bathsheba encounter Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 31? How is the encounter described?
9. How does Bathsheba respond when she is confronted by Gabriel in Chapter 32?
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
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the author's use of literary and mythological allusion in the novel. What Greek myths and characters are alluded to? Why? What authors and literary works does the author reference? How do these allusions relate to the themes in Far from the Madding Crowd?
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