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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is expected of Clym?

2. What is Eustacia doing?

3. Why does Clym spend many hours reading?

4. Why do Eustacia and Wildeve argue?

5. What has Susan Nonsuch done to Eustacia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Susan Nonsuch stab Eustacia?

2. How do Clym and Eustacia finally meet?

3. What is Clym's goal?

4. Why does Eustacia love Clym?

5. What is Venn doing at the beginning of Chapter Two?

6. Of all the romance in this story, which one seems to be most true? Why?

7. Are these two still lovers?

8. How does Johnny Nonsuch help Eustacia?

9. What does Eustacia do to see Clym?

10. Describe furze-cutting.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author's approach to revealing each character is unique.

Part 1) How?

Part 2) Do the characters seem real or contrived? Why?

Part 3) How do these characters compare to other Victorian literary figures?

Essay Topic 2

A theme in this novel is that the object of one's affection is seen as a possession.

Part 1) What does this mean?

Part 2) Give an example of this from the text.

Part 3) How does this view of love affect the relationships between the characters?

Essay Topic 3

A theme in this novel is that seemingly minor causes have great effects.

Part 1) Name two minor causes.

Part 2) What are the effects of those minor events?

Part 3) How do the seemingly insignificant events at the beginning of the novel lead to tragedy and great change at the end?

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