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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 Clym do when he stops studying?

2. In what is Thomasin intrigued?

3. Why are the locals working on this?

4. What is happening to Eustacia?

5. Why does Eustacia not read Clym's letter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Thomasin and Clym live in the same home but lead separate lives?

2. Why are the locals making a mattress?

3. Why is Mrs. Yeobright shocked?

4. Why do Mrs. Yeobright and Eustacia exchange angry words?

5. What happens at the local outdoor dance?

6. What is Susan Nunsuch doing?

7. What has happened to Mrs. Yeobright?

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

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

10. Why does Clym write a letter to Eustacia?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Eustacia wants to escape the heath.

Part 1) Why?

Part 2) How does she plan on escaping?

Part 3) Do her plans work? Why or why not? How could she have handled this situation differently?

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

Eustacia is a very beautiful woman.

Part 1) Describe the relationship Eustacia has with men.

Part 2) What do the women think of Eustacia?

Part 3) How does her beauty affect her as a person and have a hand in her demise?

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