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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do they both hear?
(a) A noise, like a lightning crash.
(b) A noise, as if somebody has fallen in the water in the dam.
(c) A noise, like an owl crying in the night.
(d) A noise, like a gust of wind.

2. Why does Charley hide Captain Vye's pistols?
(a) He is afraid Eustacia will commit suicide.
(b) He wants the pistols for himself.
(c) He is afraid Captain Vye will commit suicide.
(d) The pistols are dangerous.

3. Which characters reach a happy conclusion?
(a) Only Clym.
(b) The two most selfless.
(c) None of them.
(d) Those that have passed away.

4. How does Clym feel about his mother's death?
(a) Guilty.
(b) Heartbroken and partly to blame.
(c) Relieved.
(d) Sad and unsure about the future.

5. In what is Thomasin intrigued?
(a) The purpose of the maypole.
(b) Why Diggory is in town.
(c) Whether he likes her or not.
(d) The identity of the girl that captured Diggory's heart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Eustacia uncomfortable about joining a group?

2. What does Thomasin do during the dance?

3. Who does Clym find waiting?

4. What does Thomasin tell Clym?

5. How do Thomasin and Diggory run into one another?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place near Thomasin's house?

2. How does Clym feel about his new job?

3. How does the fire act as a signal?

4. Why does Clym never thank his mother for the inheritance money she sent him on his wedding day?

5. How does Eustacia react when Clym confronts her?

6. Why does Clym become a preacher?

7. Why is Thomasin worried about marrying Diggory? How is it resolved?

8. Why are the locals making a mattress?

9. How does Charley care for Eustacia?

10. What happens in the water in the dam?

(see the answer keys)

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