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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. Bathsheba is described as looking like what Greek Muse when she opens the door in Chapter 54?
2. Whom does Bathsheba send to town to fetch a surgeon after Troy has been injured in Chapter 54?
3. Where have Troy and the farm workers spent the night after passing out drunk in Chapter 38?
4. Who is the author of The Pilgrim's Progress?
5. How is the Latin phrase "gutta serena" translated in Chapter 53?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the gargoyle symbolize in Chapter 46? Where is the gargoyle located?
2. What is revealed in the conversation between Gabriel and Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 38?
3. Why do the workers at Everdene Farm believe a horse has been stolen in Chapter 32? How do they respond?
4. Why does the lock of hair in Troy’s pocket-watch lead to an argument between him and Bathsheba in Chapter 41?
5. Whom do Bathsheba and Troy encounter on their way home in Chapter 39? How is the encounter described?
6. Why has a petition been addressed to the Home Secretary regarding Mr. Boldwood in Chapter 55?
7. What does Bathsheba discover inside Fanny’s coffin in Chapter 43? How does she respond?
8. Where does Bathsheba learn the news of Troy’s drowning in Chapter 48? How does she respond?
9. What is significant and symbolic about Troy’s grave in Chapter 56?
10. Who comes to Everdene farm with word of having sighted Bathsheba in Chapter 33? Where and how was she described?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How common was it in the 1870s for women in rural England to own and manage farms without male oversight? Why do you think that Bathsheba's actions in the story go uncontested? In what ways does Bathsheba represent a feminist literary figure?
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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