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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 in particular appeals to Jude about Christminster?

2. What advice does Arabella ask he friends for after she first starts hanging out with Jude?

3. What does Sue buy statues of one day?

4. What person do Jude and Sue realize they both know?

5. What relationship do Sue and Mr. Phillotson have at first?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jude's aunt tell him when he arrives at her house after his big fight with Arabella?

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

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

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

6. What alternative way does Jude learn about for entering the church?

7. What two main things leave Jude feeling unwanted in his youth?

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

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

10. How does Jude react when Arabella tells him she is pregnant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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