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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In chapter 28, why do so many gather around Town Hall?
(a) There is a large wagon crash.
(b) The defendant spread the rumor she tells a secret of the magistrate.
(c) The name of the new mayor is to be announced.
(d) The defendant tells Lucetta's secret.

2. How does Henchard almost reveal to Elizabeth she is his daughter?
(a) He asks Susan about how Elizabeth handles the voyage to Canada.
(b) He asks Susan about Elizabeth's hair color.
(c) When Henchard and Elizabeth are in the garden, he talks about the church in Weydon Priors.
(d) He recalls a time of holding her when she is young.

3. When Henchard meets Lucetta, she reminds him of _________.
(a) Susan.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Mrs. Cuxom.
(d) The furmity woman.

4. What surprises Henchard the most about Farfrae?
(a) That the Scotchman is willing to correct the wheat problem for free.
(b) The Scotchman wants a third of his business if he is to be hired.
(c) That a stranger is willing to help without pay.
(d) That Farfrae is going to America to harvest wheat.

5. What causes greater enmity between Michael and Henchard?
(a) Donald pushes Henchard in public.
(b) Henchard pushes Donald in public.
(c) Donald is forced to dismiss Henchard as a journeyman.
(d) Lucetta tells Donald the truth about her affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Donald to his new destination?

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

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

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

5. What does Farfrae do at the hiring market?

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