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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. What in particular appeals to Jude about Christminster?

3. What is Jude's full name?

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

5. What job does Jude take after working at his aunt's bakery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jude first find out about Sue?

3. What does Sue have to say about the model of Jerusalem that she, Mr. Phillotson, and the schoolchildren go to see?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What does Sue confess to Jude about a student she once lived with?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Analyze at least 3 literary techniques Hardy uses to make one character of your choosing from "Jude the Obscure" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

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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