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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 | Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Where is the first place Michael heads to when he wakes up in the morning in the furmity tent?
(a) The seaport.
(b) The church.
(c) A neighbor's for breakfast.
(d) The nearest farm.

5. What stages does Michael go through when drunk?
(a) Serenity, jovial, argumentative, then quarrelsome.
(b) Peaceful, happy, excited, then mean.
(c) Calm, jovial, angry, then quarrelsome.
(d) Happy, frustrated, then argumentative.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do you describe Henchard's disposition towards strangers?

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

3. What makes Susan uncomfortable about her relationship with Newson?

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

5. What surprises Henchard the most about Farfrae?

(see the answer key)

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