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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 does Arabella do with all of the things Jude gives her after she leaves him?

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

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

5. How religious is Sue when she and Jude first meet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Mr. Phillotson decide to leave Marygreen?

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

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

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

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

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

10. How do Sue and Jude realize they have missed the last train back to Manchester?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Hardy chooses to have no strong example of a loving, healthy marriage for any of the characters in "Jude the Obscure."

Essay Topic 3

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

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