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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 does Mrs. Yeobright tell Thomasin she will give her?

2. What do Sam and Humphrey say about Clym?

3. What does Eustacia think of Edgon Heath?

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

5. How does Clym's mother react when he tells her about his plans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mrs. Yeobright not give Damon Thomasin's inheritance?

2. Why does Mrs. Yeobright not approve of Clym's relationship with Eustacia?

3. How does Thomasin end up in Diggory Venn's wagon?

4. What does Damon say to Diggory after reading Eustacia's letter?

5. How does Eustacia feel after her contact with Clym?

6. Why does Charley allow Eustacia to take his role in the play?

7. What does Clym want to do after he and Esutacia marry?

8. Why does Susan Nonsuch stab Eustacia?

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

10. What is the lovers' signal? Who are the lovers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel's protagonist is Clym.

Part 1) Describe Clym.

Part 2) Why is he considered the protagonist?

Part 3) How does he change and develop as a character as the novel progresses?

Essay Topic 2

The presentation of the character of Diggory Venn is full of ambiguity.

Part 1) What does it mean to be ambiguous?

Part 2) How is this character ambiguous?

Part 3) How does this ambiguity affect the reader's view of him? Does he grow less or more ambiguous throughout the novel? Does he stay the same?

Essay Topic 3

Damon Wildeve is married to Thomasin and in love with Eustacia.

Part 1) Why does he marry Thomasin?

Part 2) Does he truly love Eustacia? Why or why not?

Part 3) How do his feelings affect his actions? To what do his actions lead?

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