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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 does Liddy find Bathsheba in the morning in Chapter 44?
2. In what month is Chapter 55 set?
3. Who drives Bathsheba to the Greenhill Fair in Chapter 50?
4. What is the title of Chapter 47?
5. What had the ship's crew come ashore for in Chapter 47?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bathsheba respond to Mr. Boldwood’s marriage proposal in Chapter 51?
2. Whom do Bathsheba and Troy encounter on their way home in Chapter 39? How is the encounter described?
3. Where does Frank Troy reappear in Chapter 50? Who sees him?
4. Where does Boldwood go in Chapter 54? Why?
5. Describe the central conflict that occurs in the climax of the novel in Chapter 53. Who is involved in the conflict?
6. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing in Chapter 37? Why?
7. How would you describe the atmosphere and mood established in Chapter 52?
8. How does Bathsheba respond when she is confronted by Gabriel in Chapter 32?
9. How has the relationship between Bathsheba and Gabriel changed at the end of the novel?
10. What does the gargoyle symbolize in Chapter 46? Where is the gargoyle located?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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
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?
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