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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 does Jude decide to focus on after Arabella leaves him?

2. Why does Sue move to Melchester?

3. How does Jude feel about Sue's school's reaction to their night out together?

4. What is Jude's first job when he is younger?

5. How many pigs are Arabella and Jude able to find after they escape from Arabella's yard?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What are Sue's statues so controversial?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Jude sneak a note to Mr. Phillotson in Part I?

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

Discuss how Hardy portrays wealthy characters in "Jude the Obscure," making sure to use at least three specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze at least three different literary techniques Hardy uses to create tension in "Jude the Obscure." Make sure to use direct evidence from the text to support your points.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least three aspects of "Jude the Obscure" that make the novel believable AND analyze at least three aspects of "Jude the Obscure" that make the novel unbelievable.

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