2. What is the motive behind the "skimmity ride"?
(a) Cuxsom is in love with Henchard.
(b) The lower class hates Farfrae.
(c) Pure fun against the upper class.
(d) The furmity woman wants to revenge the town.

3. What becomes of Weydon-Priors?
(a) It is unchanged from twenty five years ago.
(b) It is usurped by a large city.
(c) It is bare.
(d) It revives when a neighboring town grows nearby.

4. What image does Henchard see at Ten Hatches Hole?
(a) The bull horns from the skimmity ride.
(b) Lucetta's effigy.
(c) His effigy.
(d) Donald's face.

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

6. Newson is ______ Henchard and his lies.
(a) Appalled by.
(b) Worried about.
(c) Undaunted by.
(d) Angry at.

7. What causes Michael to see Elizabeth in a new light?
(a) Elizabeth insists on visiting him daily.
(b) Farfrae and Henchard reconcile and discuss Elizabeth's pure nature.
(c) On her deathbed, Lucetta makes Henchard see Elizabeth's pure heart.
(d) He sees Elizabeth's genuine affection for all that is good and pure.

8. Learning about Henchard's lies, Elizabeth feels what?
(a) Empowered.
(b) Angry.
(c) Loved.
(d) Uncaring.

9. What does Lucetta believe is her only "practicable weapon"?
(a) Power of persuasion.
(b) Her power in money.
(c) Her power as the mayor's wife.
(d) She does not feel she has any.

10. How does Lucetta react to Michael in Donald's farm?
(a) Lucetta writes a letter requesting he stop his patronization.
(b) Lucetta approaches Michael and asks if he wants some tea.
(c) Lucetta ignores him and keeps her stride.
(d) Lucetta stares icily until Henchard turns away.

11. What does Jopp ask of Lucetta?
(a) Partnership with Farfrae.
(b) Where Elizabeth is.
(c) A corn-trussing position.
(d) To take Henchard off his hands.

12. What are the councilmen and Farfrae's plans for Henchard?
(a) To re-appoint him mayor.
(b) To give back his old business.
(c) To rent out a seed store for Henchard.
(d) To make him a councilman.

13. How do Henchard's former employees view their new boss?
(a) They are less fearful of him.
(b) They like him less because he pays less.
(c) The man is respectable, but not as hearty and friendly as Henchard.
(d) They believe the new boss is equal in every way to Henchard.

14. What does Michael do with his last possessions?
(a) He sets them in front of his old house, unable to leave.
(b) He sells his watch and gives his last pocket money to a small creditor.
(c) He sells his last possessions to pay his new landlord rent.
(d) He gives them to Elizabeth and asks for forgiveness.

15. What does Elizabeth do with Henchard's gift?
(a) Throw it in the garbage.
(b) Store it in the closet.
(c) Bury it.
(d) Burn it.