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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Susan writes a letter to Michael when on her deathbed. What does she request of him concerning this letter?
(a) That he opens it only after she passes away.
(b) That he reads it in secrecy and burns the letter afterward.
(c) That he opens it on Elizabeth's wedding day.
(d) To forgive her for her simplicity.

2. What new information keeps Donald from leaving town?
(a) All his friends fail in their adventure abroad.
(b) His business is profiting more than ever.
(c) Lucetta persuades him to stay in Casterbridge.
(d) Donald is offered the mayoral position.

3. Where does Donald set up his new business?
(a) West Walk.
(b) Bowling Walk.
(c) Dunnigan Hill.
(d) Durnover Hill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes greater enmity between Michael and Henchard?

2. What causes Michael to see Elizabeth in a new light?

3. How does Lucetta discover the scandal concerns her?

4. What surprises Elizabeth when she goes to see Henchard?

5. What makes Farfrae fall out of favor with the lower class?

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