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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. Why does Sue ask Jude to move to Melchester?

2. What causes Jude to be fired from his first job as a youth?

3. From whom does Jude learn Arabella's secret about the pregnancy?

4. What noteworthy item did Jude give Arabella as a wedding gift that he later discovers she has abandoned?

5. Why does Jude go visit his aunt for the first time after he moves to Christminster?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Arabella scheme in order to be able to seduce Jude for the first time?

2. Why does Jude have to slaughter the pig he gave Arabella as a gift?

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

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

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

6. What approach to his life does Jude take after Arabella leaves?

7. What happens when Sue arrives at Jude's house after she escapes from her school?

8. How does Jude react to being in the Chrisminster for the first time?

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

10. How does Sue react to Jude when he suggests the scandal at the school might blow over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing who is the most unhappy character in "Jude the Obscure."

Essay Topic 2

Write a well-reasoned argument paper discussing why "Jude the Obscure" should not, in fact, be considered a classic piece of literature. Make sure to use examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

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

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