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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What job does Jude take after he is fired from his first one?
(a) Working as a petty theft.
(b) Working as a model for the painters in town.
(c) Working in his aunt's bakery.
(d) Working as a hired hand to help pick crops.

2. How does Jude learn about the stone-master he approaches in Christminster?
(a) From a radio ad.
(b) From his aunt.
(c) From an ad in the paper.
(d) From his previous employer.

3. Where do Jude and Arabella first share a beer together?
(a) At a tavern in Alfredston.
(b) At her father's tavern.
(c) At a tavern in Marygreen.
(d) At his mother's bakery.

4. Which word best describes how Jude feels toward Sue during the first days he observes her?
(a) Angry.
(b) Disappointed.
(c) Jealous.
(d) Awestruck.

5. What does Jude buy for Arabella after they are first married?
(a) A pig.
(b) A horse.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A ring.

6. When do Jude and Sue return to Melchester after their trip out of town to see a museum?
(a) Never.
(b) One month later.
(c) One week later.
(d) The very next day.

7. When is Jude going to school when the novel first begins?
(a) At night.
(b) In the morning.
(c) All day.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

8. Where does the novel first take place when it begins?
(a) Christminster.
(b) Marygreen.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

9. Why does Jude get in trouble with the police while driving his aunt's delivery cart?
(a) This is a trick question; he doesn't get into trouble.
(b) Because they know he is delivering messages in secret.
(c) Because he isn't paying attention.
(d) Because they know he is stealing money.

10. When was "Jude the Obscure" first published?
(a) 2006.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1996.
(d) 1936.

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

12. What wicked way does Arabella plan to make Jude marry her?
(a) By getting pregnant.
(b) By posing as a very rich woman.
(c) By poisoning him.
(d) By saying she'll kill herself if he wont' do it.

13. What scandalous job did Arabella once have?
(a) Barmaid.
(b) Carnival worker.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Traveling saleswoman.

14. What is Arabella's full name?
(a) Arabella Donnita.
(b) Arabella, daughter of Lucas.
(c) Arabella Donn.
(d) Arabella Peston.

15. How does Sue let Jude know that she knows he loves her?
(a) In person.
(b) Through a messenger.
(c) In a letter.
(d) In a phone call.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jude do to Arabella that causes her to claim he is abusive?

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

3. What advice does Arabella ask he friends for after she first starts hanging out with Jude?

4. Where does Jude go after his first main fight with Arabella?

5. What causes Jude to be fired from his first job as a youth?

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