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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 title of Chapter 47?

2. Where does Liddy find Bathsheba in the morning in Chapter 44?

3. How many months has it been since Gabriel was fighting the fire in the same spot where he fights the rain in Chapter 38?

4. Where does Bathsheba say Liddy has gone for the night when she meets Troy in Chapter 34?

5. What animal appears and helps Fanny make it into the village in Chapter 40?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bathsheba’s behavior described in Chapter 54?

2. Why are Bathsheba and Troy arguing in the beginning of Chapter 39?

3. What is foreshadowed regarding the character of Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 35?

4. Where does Bathsheba learn the news of Troy’s drowning in Chapter 48? How does she respond?

5. Where does Bathsheba encounter Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 31? How is the encounter described?

6. How would you describe the atmosphere and mood established in Chapter 52?

7. What promotions does Gabriel Oak receive in Chapter 49?

8. Who comes to Everdene farm with word of having sighted Bathsheba in Chapter 33? Where and how was she described?

9. What act of deception does Gabriel commit in Chapter 42? Why?

10. Describe the central conflict that occurs in the climax of the novel in Chapter 53. Who is involved in the conflict?

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

Discuss the theme of unrequited love in Far from the Madding Crowd. Through what characters is this theme developed? What are elements of symbolism relating to this theme? What statement do you think the author is making about unrequited love?

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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