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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. Where does "The Return of the Native" take place?

2. What do Sam and Humphrey say about Clym?

3. What does Thomasin not want Mrs. Yeobright to mention to Clym?

4. What is Eustacia doing?

5. Why does Clym join the group to help get the bucket out of Eustacia's well?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christian lose the money?

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

3. Why does Thomasin want the wedding to go ahead under any circumstances?

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

5. Why does Mrs. Yeobright give Christian an extra fifty guineas?

6. Describe Eustacia Vye.

7. Are these two still lovers?

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

9. Describe Egdon Heath.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The heath is described almost like a character.

Part 1) Describe Egdon Heath.

Part 2) Which characters resemble the heath? How?

Part 3) Which characters are very different from the heath? How?

Essay Topic 2

Clym returns home from Paris.

Part 1) Why does he return home to Egdon Heath?

Part 2) What are his goals?

Part 3) By the end of the novel, has Clym achieved his goals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

The transformation of the odd reddleman into a desirable husband seems a little forced.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) What is the reason for this change in the character?

Part 3) How does the author feel about the changes? How do you feel about the changes?

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