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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. Where does Jude pick up Arabella on their first real outing?

2. What is Jude's first impression of Sue from afar?

3. What does Jude do in secret while driving his aunt's delivery cart?

4. What kind of job does Sue have when Jude finds her?

5. During their first outing together, what comment does Arabella make about the beer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What happens when Jude takes Arabella to Alfredston for the first time?

7. What does Jude's aunt warn him about Sue?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following:

1) at least three ways the novel would change if it were written with Sue as the main character, and

2) at least three literary devices Hardy could use while writing from that different perspective.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the following:

1) why it is important to know about the author of a novel, and

2) at least three ways that knowing about Hardy's background and life can help a reader better understand "Jude the Obscure."

Essay Topic 3

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

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