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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Third, At Melchester: Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jude asks his aunt about during his first visit there after he moves to Christminster?
(a) His parents.
(b) What money he will inherit if she dies.
(c) Running a bakery.
(d) Sue.

2. How old is Jude in the first chapters of "Jude the Obscure"?
(a) 18 to 20.
(b) 4 to 6.
(c) 10 to 12.
(d) 14 to 16.

3. What kind of business does Jude's aunt run?
(a) A pub.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A library.
(d) A hospital.

4. How religious is Sue when she and Jude first meet?
(a) Not religious at all.
(b) Completely religious.
(c) This is a trick question; she's actually a nun.
(d) A little religious.

5. What does Arabella do with all of the things Jude gives her after she leaves him?
(a) Burn them in the town square.
(b) Sell them to a broker.
(c) Chop them up in a fit of rage.
(d) Clean them off and secretly put them back in their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What wicked way does Arabella plan to make Jude marry her?

2. Where does the novel first take place when it begins?

3. Why does Jude not approach Sue when he first sees her?

4. What is Jude's first impression of Sue from afar?

5. How does Arabella react to Jude's slaughtering of her pig?

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