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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 age is Elizabeth Jane when she and her mother search for Michael Henchard?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Twenty-one.

2. What does Lucetta request from Henchard?
(a) Immediate marriage.
(b) An extramarital affair.
(c) A meeting with her letters.
(d) Money.

3. How does Susan feel about the choreographed courtship?
(a) Dishonest to Elizabeth.
(b) Dubious of the plan's success.
(c) She revels in the attention.
(d) Awkward.

4. What surprises Elizabeth when she goes to see Henchard?
(a) She discovers she is Henchard's daughter.
(b) She meets Farfrae unexpectedly.
(c) She finds out Henchard and Susan are once married.
(d) Henchard's estate is too large to find him.

5. How does Henchard's demeanor toward Elizabeth change when he hears Susan is alive?
(a) He is affectionate and kind.
(b) He gets upset.
(c) He is speechless.
(d) He becomes even more distant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the boys of Casterbridge nickname Susan?

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

3. Susan writes a letter to Michael when on her deathbed. What does she request of him concerning this letter?

4. What is Jopp's reaction to Henchard's curt behavior?

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

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