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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13 | Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Henchard almost reveal to Elizabeth she is his daughter?
(a) He recalls a time of holding her when she is young.
(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 asks Susan about how Elizabeth handles the voyage to Canada.

3. What does Michael do for a living?
(a) An auctioneer.
(b) A turnip-hoer.
(c) A hay-trusser.
(d) A sailor.

4. What is the relationship like between Susan and Michael?
(a) Loving from Susan to Michael, but Michael detests Susan.
(b) Happy and content.
(c) Indifferent since they are an arranged marriage.
(d) Resentful from both sides.

5. What do the people of Casterbridge know of the mayor's past wife?
(a) They don't think the mayor is ever married since he comes to Casterbridge alone.
(b) She leaves him for another man.
(c) They believe she dies at sea.
(d) They know nothing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Farfrae's reaction to Henchard's confession?

2. What is Elizabeth's manner when she first sees Farfrae in his room?

3. What surprises Henchard the most about Farfrae?

4. How do Susan and Elizabeth pay for their lodgings, despite their little income?

5. What do the boys of Casterbridge nickname Susan?

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