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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. Who arrives at Blooms-End?

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

3. Why does Clym blame Eustacia completely for his mother's death?

4. What do they both hear?

5. How is Thomasin when Diggory comes to visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Clym write a letter to Eustacia?

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

3. How does Charley care for Eustacia?

4. What intrigues Thomasin about Diggory?

5. What does Thomasin learn from Rachel?

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

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

8. How is Clym feeling after he learns of his wife's true feelings?

9. What has happened to Mrs. Yeobright?

10. Why is Thomasin worried about marrying Diggory? How is it resolved?

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

The only two people to reach a happy conclusion are Diggory and Thomasin.

Part 1) How are they happy?

Part 2) Why are they the only two who are truly happy?

Part 3) What message does this send to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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