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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Thomasin marry Damon while her cousin is away?
(a) She wishes to preserve the dignity of her family at all costs.
(b) She knows her cousin does not approve of Damon.
(c) She loves Damon and wants to marry him as soon as possible.
(d) She steals her cousin's money to pay for the wedding.

2. What does Eustacia notice about Clym?
(a) He is handsome, but something about him is not entirely at ease.
(b) He is not as attractive as she remembered.
(c) He is smiling and energetic.
(d) He is noticing her.

3. Why does Clym want to meet Eustacia?
(a) He is angry with her about her treatment of Thomasin.
(b) He is intrigued by the mention of her beauty.
(c) He has loved her since grade school.
(d) She seems unique.

4. What does the gossiping group mention?
(a) The furze-cutting business.
(b) That the aunt and guardian does not approve of the union.
(c) The beautiful Eustacia.
(d) The beautiful white moon.

5. What is the object of Eustacia's obsession?
(a) Diggory.
(b) Damon.
(c) Herself.
(d) Clym.

6. What is Rainbarrow?
(a) Thomasin's last name.
(b) The highest point in the heath.
(c) The name of the inn.
(d) The town.

7. Why does Diggory hide?
(a) To avoid speaking to little Johnny.
(b) He does not want Thomasin to catch him.
(c) To listen to Eustacia and Wildeve's conversation.
(d) He hears a caravan going by.

8. For what is Christian gambling?
(a) Ownership of the inn.
(b) A piece of cake.
(c) His life.
(d) A piece of cloth.

9. Why are the locals going to Thomasin's later?
(a) To annoy the newlyweds.
(b) To have a party.
(c) To offer a song to the newlyweds.
(d) To speak with her about her new husband.

10. What happens when Eustacia's parents die when she is a little girl?
(a) She is left in the care of her grandfather.
(b) She is left in an orphanage.
(c) She is left to raise herself.
(d) She is left in the care of the Yeobrights.

11. What does Eustacia think of Edgon Heath?
(a) It is cute and quaint.
(b) She does not like it.
(c) She loves it.
(d) It is home.

12. Why is Eustacia at the wedding?
(a) To serve as a witness.
(b) Supposedly by coincidence.
(c) She tries to stop the wedding.
(d) She is Thomasin's maid of honor.

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

14. What does hearing Clym's voice do to Eustacia?
(a) It make her anxious and nervous to meet Clym.
(b) It annoys her and makes her realize she loves Damon.
(c) It sets her off in a state of excitement based on her fantasy of him.
(d) It makes her doubt her love for him.

15. How does Clym perceive her?
(a) As a nuisance.
(b) As a beautiful goddess.
(c) As a woman disguised as a man.
(d) As a woman he used to know.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Clym spend many hours reading?

2. About what is Mrs. Yeobright concerned?

3. Why is Damon irritated?

4. Why does Eustacia temporarily lose interest in Wildeve?

5. What has happened to the reddleman's skin and clothing?

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