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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jude's full name?
(a) Jude Phillotson.
(b) No one knows; he is always referred to as "Jude the Obscure."
(c) Jude Fawley.
(d) Jude Funton.

2. What happens to Sue immediately upon her return to Melchester?
(a) She is asked all the details about what happened by her friends.
(b) She is sad because no one even knew she was missing.
(c) She is kicked out of the school.
(d) She is sent into isolation.

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

4. What kind of job does Sue have when Jude finds her?
(a) She is a baker.
(b) She makes religious art.
(c) She is a schoolteacher.
(d) She is a model for the town's artists.

5. Where does Jude take Arabella on their first real outing?
(a) Brown House.
(b) His aunt's bakery.
(c) Into the fields he works every day.
(d) Down to the river.

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

7. Where do Jude and Arabella first meet alone?
(a) At his aunt's bakery.
(b) On a small bridge.
(c) At her home.
(d) Behind his favorite barn.

8. What does Sue do with the statues that she buys?
(a) She keeps them locked in her closet.
(b) She tries to paint them.
(c) She covers them up.
(d) She stores them under her bed.

9. What was the final thing that pushed Jude to go to Christminster?
(a) A picture of his beautiful cousin.
(b) A fire in his aunt's bakery.
(c) The death of his beloved pet dog.
(d) His completion of his degree program.

10. Why is Jude forced to live with his aunt?
(a) Because he is orphaned.
(b) Because he ran away.
(c) Because his parents couldn't afford him anymore.
(d) Because he likes her better.

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

12. When does Sue plan to marry Mr. Phillotson?
(a) She she becomes pregnant.
(b) Never.
(c) When her parents can arrive for the wedding.
(d) When she earns her certificate.

13. Where do Sue and Jude walk during their first meeting?
(a) To the town bakery for croissants.
(b) To Mr. Phillotson's house.
(c) To one of the beautiful colleges in town.
(d) To the church they grew up at.

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

15. What religious location does Jude go to to see Sue before he actually talks to her?
(a) Church.
(b) A nunnery.
(c) The church Sunday school.
(d) The Church prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. During their first outing together, what comment does Arabella make about the beer?

2. Where does Sue end up moving shortly after meeting Jude?

3. What upsetting gesture does Jude see between Mr. Phillotson and Sue shortly after they meet?

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

5. How does Jude discover that Arabella has left him?

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