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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17 | Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jopp's reaction to Henchard's curt behavior?
(a) Unaffected.
(b) Disappointed, but understands business is business.
(c) Sensitively hurt.
(d) Angry and bitterly disappointed.

2. How does Susan know Michael Henchard is in Casterbridge?
(a) She asks the furmity woman.
(b) Michael contacts Susan first.
(c) From a friend.
(d) Through hearsay on the street.

3. What makes Susan uncomfortable about her relationship with Newson?
(a) Newson is always at sea.
(b) Newson is a drunkard.
(c) Because Elizabeth Jane is not his daughter.
(d) She discovers her marriage is not binding.

4. How do Susan and Elizabeth pay for their lodgings, despite their little income?
(a) Farfrae lends them a loan.
(b) Elizabeth works for the landlady to discount the price.
(c) Susan and her daughter work the kitchen for each night's stay.
(d) The nice landlady gives the tired strangers a break.

5. What does Farfrae do that wins the inn patrons over?
(a) He orates classic poetry with artistic drama.
(b) He buys a round for everyone in the common room.
(c) He fixes the bad wheat problem.
(d) He sings a melody about his home country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan react when Michael admits his guilt for a bad deed he does years before?

2. What does Lucetta request from Henchard?

3. How are Susan and Elizabeth-Jane evident strangers in Casterbridge?

4. How does Henchard's demeanor toward Elizabeth change when he hears Susan is alive?

5. What is one of Henchard's motives for his remarriage with Susan?

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