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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After he has already left Marygreen, what item does Mr. Phillotson ask to be sent to him?
(a) His piano.
(b) His horse.
(c) His art collection.
(d) His books.

2. What does Jude do the night of his and Arabella's first big fight?
(a) Come home and kick her out of the house.
(b) Go to a pub and have a few drinks.
(c) Profess his love for Annette.
(d) Get drunk and get married to someone else.

3. How does Arabella first get Jude's attention?
(a) She whistles at him.
(b) She brings him water in the fields.
(c) She grabs him and starts dancing at a festival.
(d) She throws pig entrails on him.

4. Why does Sue ask Jude to move to Melchester?
(a) So he will have somewhere other than his aunt's house to live.
(b) So he can protect her from Mr. Phillotson.
(c) So he can be nearer to her.
(d) So he can be nearer to his children.

5. What job does Sue take that keeps her close to Jude?
(a) A painter.
(b) A librarian.
(c) A dancer.
(d) A pupil-teacher.

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

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

8. How does Jude react to the response to his letters to the university headmasters?
(a) He is more determined than ever.
(b) He gets drunk.
(c) He sends them hat email every week for a year.
(d) He gives up his dream.

9. What advice does Arabella ask he friends for after she first starts hanging out with Jude?
(a) How to see if he is dating anyone else.
(b) How to find out more about his family.
(c) How to get Jude to marry her.
(d) How to poison him.

10. What relationship do Sue and Mr. Phillotson have at first?
(a) Employee and employer.
(b) Equal colleagues.
(c) They have no relationship, because they hate each other so much.
(d) Father and daughter.

11. What is the name of the barn that has the roof Jude climbs as a youngster?
(a) Brown House.
(b) Barn House.
(c) Hen House.
(d) Red House.

12. Where does Sue go after she leaver her school in Melchester?
(a) Mr. Phillotson's mansion.
(b) Jude's place.
(c) London.
(d) Back home to Jude's aunt's.

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 the church they grew up at.
(d) To one of the beautiful colleges in town.

14. During their first outing together, what comment does Arabella make about the beer?
(a) That it is the best she's ever had.
(b) That it's the first beer she's ever had.
(c) That it has been altered.
(d) That it is delicious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Sue plan to marry Mr. Phillotson?

2. Why is Jude forced to live with his aunt?

3. What does Jude decide to focus on after Arabella leaves him?

4. How does Jude feel about Sue's school's reaction to their night out together?

5. How much savings does Jude have when he arrives in Christminster?

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