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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the contents of the letter Eustacia has Diggory deliver to Damon?
(a) She hopes that even when he is married, he will secretly meet her.
(b) She hates Damon and hopes he marries Thomasin.
(c) She is no longer willing to continue their secret meetings.
(d) She wants to marry him.

2. Why does Eustacia worry about Clym falling in love with Thomasin?
(a) She is beautiful.
(b) She is kind.
(c) They live in the same house.
(d) They are cousins.

3. What does Diggory Venn tell Mrs. Yeobright?
(a) He tells her nothing.
(b) All that he has heard and that his offer of marriage still stands.
(c) Some of what he has heard.
(d) He tells her he no longer wants to marry Thomasin.

4. What does Mrs. Yeobright reveal to Thomasin?
(a) Diggory Venn wants to marry her.
(b) Wildeve wants to marry her for her money.
(c) Wildeve is in love with Eustacia.
(d) She has mentioned to Wildeve that there is another suitor.

5. Where does "The Return of the Native" take place?
(a) Heathrow.
(b) Edgon Heath.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

6. Where does Christian stop on the way to the wedding?
(a) The inn.
(b) The woods.
(c) His home.
(d) Rainbarrow.

7. Why is Damon able to take advantage of Christian?
(a) Christian has poor luck.
(b) Christian is encouraged by his good luck.
(c) Damon is very intelligent.
(d) Christian is nervous.

8. Why does Venn vow to protect Thomasin's reputation?
(a) He is a kind man.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He considers her a friend.
(d) He is embarrassed for her.

9. What tale does Clym learn while visiting a friend?
(a) Thomasin is secretly in love with Diggory.
(b) Thomasin has taken his money.
(c) Thomasin has married Damon.
(d) His cousin, Thomasin, is jilted on her wedding day.

10. Why does the marriage not take place?
(a) Thomasin decides she does not want to marry Damon.
(b) There is a difficulty with the marriage license.
(c) They get lost on the way to the chapel.
(d) Mrs. Yeobright does not allow Thomasin to marry.

11. What do some of the locals notice about Clym?
(a) He misses Paris.
(b) He wants to marry.
(c) He seems unhappy.
(d) He has spent more time than usual visiting.

12. What does Eustacia convince a local boy to do?
(a) Hold her hand.
(b) Sit by her at the play.
(c) Lend her his disguise.
(d) Tell Clym she is available.

13. What do Sam and Humphrey say about Clym?
(a) He is rude, unkind, and egotistical.
(b) They mention his work, his ability to speak French, and the glamorous life he leads in Paris.
(c) He is the best furze-cutter they know.
(d) They hope he will stay in the heath for awhile and teach them French.

14. How is the location introduced?
(a) Very vaguely.
(b) As almost a character itself.
(c) As a small village in Italy.
(d) As a beautiful tourist hideaway.

15. Why does Eustacia want to be in the play?
(a) She loves to act.
(b) She wants to be the center of attention.
(c) So she may see Clym.
(d) It is her favorite play.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Clym want to move when he becomes a teacher?

2. What does Mrs. Yeobright tell Olly Dowden as they walk?

3. About what does Eustacia have reservations?

4. What happens when Eustacia's parents die when she is a little girl?

5. For what does the boy ask in exchange?

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