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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. Why does Sue finally agree to sleep with Mr. Phillotson after they have remarried?
2. How does Jude find out that he fathered a child with Arabella?
3. Why do Jude and Arabella take a train to Aldbrickham?
4. What does Jude do once he realizes he and Sue have feelings about each other?
5. What does Arabella do when Dr. Vilbert arrives one day to check on Jude?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Sue try to keep Jude quiet as he gives a spontaneous speech to the crowd on Remembrance Day?
2. What does Arabella tell Mr. Phillotson when she and her friend Anny pick him up on the side of the road?
3. Why is Mr. Phillotson able to return to teaching at Marygreen?
4. Right after Jude and Sue learn their divorces have gone through, what excuse does Sue give as to why she doesn't want to get married then?
5. Why do Sue and Jude take a trip to London before they decide to sell their furniture and become more mobile?
6. When he is very ill, what does Jude say to Sue when they meet in a church after she has remarried Mr. Phillotson?
7. What happens that prompts Jude into remarrying Arabella?
8. What advice about getting married does Arabella give Sue when Sue comes to the hotel to check on Arabella?
9. What does Jude accuse Sue of after he plays the piano for her in the schoolhouse?
10. Why is Mr. Phillotson distracted with anticipation about Sue during her time in Melchester?
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 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
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.
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