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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. Why does Charley hide Captain Vye's pistols?

2. Why does Clym ask Thomasin to marry him?

3. For whom is Thomasin caretaking?

4. What does Thomasin see Diggory tenderly pick up?

5. How is Thomasin when Diggory comes to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What takes place during Clym's nap before going back to work?

2. What takes place at Blooms-End?

3. What conversations lead to Clym learning about the day of his mother's death?

4. What happens to Clym's letter?

5. How are Clym and Thomasin's suspicions similar?

6. What takes place near Thomasin's house?

7. How does Eustacia react when Clym confronts her?

8. How does the fire act as a signal?

9. Why is Mrs. Yeobright never let in the house?

10. What intrigues Thomasin about Diggory?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Mrs. Yeobright dies.

Part 1) How? Why are they unable to save her?

Part 2) Whose fault is it?

Part 3) How does her death affect the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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