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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the barn that has the roof Jude climbs as a youngster?

2. How does Sue respond when Jude asks if there is any romance between her and Mr. Phillotson?

3. Where does Sue go after she leaver her school in Melchester?

4. What in particular appeals to Jude about Christminster?

5. Where do Jude and his aunt live when he is young?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jude vulnerable to trouble with the police when he works as a driver for his aunt's bakery delivery cart?

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

3. Why does Jude's aunt lament the fact that he is living with her?

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

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

6. What does Sue tell her employer about the statues?

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

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

9. What kind of advice does Arabella seek -- and receive -- from her friends not long after she meets Jude?

10. How does Jude first find out about Sue?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument paper addressing why Sue is so against marriage. Make sure to use evidence from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss at least five aspects of "Jude the Obscure" that you think have made it such a classic piece of literature.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least four ways "Jude the Obscure" would be different if the protagonist were a woman.

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