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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noteworthy item did Jude give Arabella as a wedding gift that he later discovers she has abandoned?
(a) A picture of their house.
(b) A picture of himself.
(c) A golden ring.
(d) An original-edition book.

2. What job does Jude take after working at his aunt's bakery?
(a) As an apprentice to a preacher.
(b) As an apprentice to a medicine man.
(c) As an apprentice to a cobbler.
(d) As an apprentice to a stone mason.

3. How long after she seduces Jude does Arabella think she might be pregnant?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) Two years.
(c) Two days.
(d) Two months.

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

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

6. How does Jude learn that Sue has come looking for him at work?
(a) Everyone is gossiping and he overhears what they are talking about.
(b) She leaves him a note.
(c) Someone from the stoneyard tells him.
(d) He doesn't; this is a trick question.

7. How does Jude feel about Sue's school's reaction to their night out together?
(a) Angry.
(b) Indifferent.
(c) Proud.
(d) Guilty.

8. What pictures does Sue have on her dressing table in Melchester?
(a) One of Mr. Phillotson and an unknown young man.
(b) Pictures of Jude and a young girl.
(c) Pictures of her mother.
(d) No one, which some people find strange.

9. 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) The very next day.
(d) One week later.

10. Where does Jude see Sue for the second time?
(a) In the shipyard.
(b) In the ballyard.
(c) In the stoneyard.
(d) In the graveyard.

11. Why do Sue and Jude not make it back to Christminster after a trip to a museum in a nearby town?
(a) Because Jude gets too drunk to know the way home.
(b) Because Sue breaks her ankle.
(c) Because they decide to elope.
(d) Because they miss the last train.

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

13. How is Arabella described when she is first introduced in the novel?
(a) As very kind but not very smart.
(b) As incredibly smart but shy.
(c) As ugly and mean.
(d) As young and pretty.

14. What advice does Jude receive in response to his letters to the headmasters of the Christminster universities?
(a) That he not aspire to an education.
(b) That he can enroll next semester as long as he has the funds.
(c) That he can attend free of charge.
(d) He actually never receives any replies.

15. What does Jude discover is fake about Arabella on their first night of marriage?
(a) Her name.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her eye.
(d) Her braid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sue move to Melchester?

2. How religious is Sue when she and Jude first meet?

3. Where does Jude pick up Arabella on their first real outing?

4. How long does it take for Jude to solidify a job?

5. Where do Sue and Mr. Phillotson take schoolchildren on a field trip?

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