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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 has Troy gone in the morning after Bathsheba has given him money in Chapter 41?

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

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

4. How old was Fanny when she died, according to her tombstone?

5. Greenhill is described as being like what busy Russian city in South Wessex in Chapter 50?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How has the relationship between Bathsheba and Gabriel changed at the end of the novel?

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where is Troy when he almost drowns in Chapter 47? How is he saved?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the central conflicts in Far from the Madding Crowd. What are the internal, external, and relational conflicts faced by Bathsheba in the narrative? What conflicts occur between Boldwood and Troy? What conflicts does Gabriel Oak struggle with? How are the major conflicts resolved?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the character of Gabriel Oak in Far from the Madding Crowd. How old is Gabriel when his character is first introduced? Why do you think the author introduces Gabriel before the other characters? How does Gabriel's character evolve in the course of the narrative?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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