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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Arabella want to go after she leaves Jude?
(a) To Australia.
(b) To France.
(c) To America.
(d) To Michigan.

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

3. What is Sue's last name?
(a) Addinson.
(b) Bighamton.
(c) Addams.
(d) Bridehead.

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

5. What can Jude see from the roof of the old barn?
(a) Christminster.
(b) A girl he has a crush on.
(c) The ocean.
(d) His old town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Sue immediately upon her return to Melchester?

2. When was "Jude the Obscure" first published?

3. How old is Jude in the first chapters of "Jude the Obscure"?

4. How do the students respond to Sue's punishment for her absence from the school?

5. How many letters does Jude write to the headmasters of the Christminster universities?

Short Essay Questions

1. What deal do Dr. Vilbert and Jude make when they meet each other in Part I?

2. What specifically does Jude overhear Arabella's friends talking about in regard to her false pregnancy?

3. Why do Jude and Sue decide to walk to Mr. Phillotson's house during their first meeting?

4. What does Jude do in order to prepare to leave for Christminster for the first time?

5. What happens after someone stops Jude, as he is leaving from visiting his sick aunt, and asks if he is studying at the university?

6. Why is Jude reluctant to leave his studies to meet Arabella for the first time?

7. How does Jude respond when Sue writes to him, asking him to move to Melchester to be nearer to her?

8. Why does Mr. Phillotson tell Jude about why he is leaving Marygreen?

9. Why does Mr. Phillotson decide to leave Marygreen?

10. Why does Jude take a job with a stonemason when he arrives in Christminster?

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