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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 happens when Troy goes to bathe and swim in the cove in Chapter 47?

2. What does Maryann claim is bad luck in the beginning of Chapter 33?

3. Where does Liddy say she's heard Troy has gone in Chapter 46?

4. How much money does Boldwood tell Troy he will bestow upon Fanny on her wedding day if Troy marries her in Chapter 34?

5. Who drives Bathsheba to the Greenhill Fair in Chapter 50?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Troy’s response to the coffin and its contents in Chapter 43?

2. What does Bathsheba assist Gabriel in doing in Chapter 37? Why?

3. What trick does Sergeant Troy play on Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 34?

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

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

6. How does Bathsheba respond when she is confronted by Gabriel in Chapter 32?

7. How does Bathsheba respond to her husband’s extended absence in the beginning of Chapter 48?

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

9. Where does Bathsheba spend the night in Chapter 44? Why?

10. Why does the lock of hair in Troy’s pocket-watch lead to an argument between him and Bathsheba in Chapter 41?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the plot structure of Far from the Madding Crowd. Are there subplots in the novel? Where in the narrative does the exposition transition to rising action? Where is the climax of the narrative? What issues are resolved in the denouement?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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