View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who had visited Mrs. Yeobright the night before she died?

2. What does Thomasin do during the dance?

3. About what is Clym concerned?

4. How do Thomasin and Clym live their lives in Blooms-End?

5. Why is Eustacia uncomfortable about joining a group?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Diggory changed upon his return to the heath two years later?

2. What takes place near Thomasin's house?

3. Why does Clym write a letter to Eustacia?

4. Why does Mrs. Yeobright have a difficult time getting to Clym's home?

5. How does the fire act as a signal?

6. How does Clym feel about his new job?

7. What happens in the water in the dam?

8. Why are the locals making a mattress?

9. What has happened to Mrs. Yeobright?

10. Why does Clym not attend the wedding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of the novel, Damon Wildeve is unsure about his feelings towards both Eustacia and Thomasin.

Part 1) What does this say about his character?

Part 2) What does this foreshadow?

Part 3) What role does he play in the novel? What is his purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Towards the end of the novel the action picks up speed.

Part 1) How does it pick up speed?

Part 2) Why does it pick up speed?

Part 3) Is it an effective storytelling tool and way of keeping readers engaged? Why?

Essay Topic 3

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 606 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample