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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 surgeon who comes to see to Troy in Chapter 54?

2. Who agrees to go inside and tell Bathsheba that Troy is outside Mr. Boldwood's house in Chapter 53?

3. Who takes a wagon to retrieve Fanny's body in Chapter 42?

4. Whom does Bathsheba send to town to fetch a surgeon after Troy has been injured in Chapter 54?

5. What color is the lock of hair that Bathsheba sees in Troy's pocket watch in Chapter 41?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Troy spend all of his money on in Chapter 45? Why?

2. What is revealed in the conversation between Gabriel and Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 38?

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

4. What is significant and symbolic about Troy’s grave in Chapter 56?

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

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

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

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

9. Why has a petition been addressed to the Home Secretary regarding Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 55?

10. Where does Boldwood go in Chapter 54? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the settings of Weatherbury and Greenhill in the narrative. How large are each of these village/towns? What is the primary economy based on in these settings? How are the people and cultures described?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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