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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. How do you describe Henchard's disposition towards strangers?
(a) Rude and contemptuous.
(b) Charming and cordial.
(c) Bland and disinterested.
(d) Festive and hearty.

2. What makes Elizabeth believe Donald is not interested in wooing her?
(a) She believes she is too plain.
(b) She is the stepdaughter of a contemptuous man.
(c) Farfrae opens up a competing business against her father's.
(d) Farfrae is too smart for her.

3. What are Farfrae's plans when he arrives in Casterbridge?
(a) To spread the word of how lovely his country is to the world.
(b) To move on to Bristol and then to America.
(c) To sell his wheat processing invention.
(d) To apply for the manager's position with the mayor.

4. How is Casterbridge best described?
(a) An honest city.
(b) A suburb of little importance.
(c) Old-fashioned and agricultural.
(d) Modern and cosmopolitan.

5. What does Susan fear about meeting Michael Henchard?
(a) That he does not remember their daughter.
(b) That he does not help despite financial success.
(c) That he's drunken himself to his tomb.
(d) That he considers his sale binding.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Susan feel about the choreographed courtship?

2. How does Susan know Michael Henchard is in Casterbridge?

3. What occupies Elizabeth's mind after the celebration is over?

4. What does Farfrae do that wins the inn patrons over?

5. What age is Elizabeth Jane when she and her mother search for Michael Henchard?

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