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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jude react to the letter from Sue informing him that she and Mr. Phillotson are to marry in a few weeks?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) He suggests they marry in Melchester.
(c) He suggests they come to Melchester.
(d) He agrees to walk her down the aisle.

2. What is the topic of the speech that Jude makes to a crowd on Remembrance Day?
(a) How education should be available to everyone.
(b) How much he loves Sue.
(c) How divorce shouldn't have the stigma it does.
(d) How education should be limited only to the wealthy.

3. Why is little Jude teased at school?
(a) Because he is too old for his grade.
(b) Because he is very, very tall.
(c) Because his parents aren't married.
(d) Because he only speaks Spanish.

4. Where does Jude play for Sue the song that impressed him so much on the piano?
(a) In his own house.
(b) In her schoolhouse.
(c) On a guitar out in the field.
(d) On the piano at the library.

5. Why does Sue not want Jude to speak to Arabella, even after their divorce?
(a) Because she knows Arabella is going to try to kill him.
(b) Because she knows they really are still married.
(c) Because she feels threatened by Arabella.
(d) Because she just likes to bully Jude around.

6. What does Sue first confess she and Jude did together to indicate they have romantic feelings for each other?
(a) Kiss.
(b) Write love letters confessing their feelings.
(c) Hold hands.
(d) Sleep together.

7. What does Mr. Phillotson do when he hears of Sue's troubles back at Melchester?
(a) Ignores it.
(b) Goes to the town and seeks out Jude.
(c) Decides never to talk to Sue again.
(d) Orders Sue to return home at once.

8. Where does Jude tell Sue about his previous marriage?
(a) In the privacy of his own home.
(b) At her isolated room in Melchester.
(c) This is a trick question; he doesn't tell her.
(d) In a quiet marketplace.

9. When does Sue first allow Jude to kiss her?
(a) Exactly two years after her wedding to Mr. Phillotson.
(b) Never.
(c) At his aunt's bedside.
(d) At the train station, as she is leaving from his aunt's funeral.

10. What is Remembrance Day?
(a) A day of celebration and ceremony.
(b) A day to remember what you are grateful for.
(c) A day to remember parents who have passed away.
(d) A day to remember those who died from the Black Plague.

11. Where does Sue go the night before her wedding to Mr. Phillotson?
(a) The bar.
(b) To see Jude.
(c) Church.
(d) His home.

12. How long do Jude and Sue travel for before they reappear at the fair in Kennetbridge?
(a) Five years.
(b) One year.
(c) Ten years.
(d) Three years.

13. Who puts the trapped animal out of its misery (the night of Jude's aunt's funeral)?
(a) Sue.
(b) Mr. Phillotson.
(c) Jude.
(d) Arabella.

14. What does Arabella do when Dr. Vilbert arrives one day to check on Jude?
(a) Pretend to be sick herself so she gets more attention.
(b) Accuses him of poisoning Jude.
(c) Comes on to him.
(d) Poison Dr. Vilbert's coffee.

15. What interest does Mr. Phillotson take up while Sue is in Melchester?
(a) Roman-Catholic rituals.
(b) Roman-Britannic antiquities.
(c) Greek and Roman vases.
(d) Greek and Roman architecture.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why won't Sue run away with Jude, even though the have both remarried their old spouses?

2. Where does Mr. Phillotson work in Shaston?

3. What does Jude want Sue and the children to see on Remembrance Day?

4. What does Sue refuse to discuss with Jude on their train to Marygreen together, as they travel to visit their dying aunt?

5. Who is with Jude when he dies?

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