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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the beautiful girl take out from a package on her wagon to gaze at in Chapter 1?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A mirror.
(c) A book.
(d) A pocket-watch.

2. What body of water does Jacob say he dragged in search for Fanny's body in Chapter 10?
(a) Willingham Lake.
(b) Oxford Lake.
(c) Jackson Pond.
(d) Newmill Pond.

3. What setting is described in the title of Chapter 24?
(a) "The Fir Plantation."
(b) "The Woods Before York."
(c) "Outside the Village of Casterbridge."
(d) "Amidst the Ferns and Oaks."

4. What does Gabriel Oak always carry about him, according to the narrator in Chapter 1?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A frayed rope.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A rifle.

5. What musical instrument does Gabriel play in the night in Chapter 2?
(a) A harp.
(b) A flute.
(c) A guitar.
(d) A lyre.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jacob's last name said to be in Chapter 8?

2. How many of the sheep that had strayed and become sick end up surviving after Gabriel's arrival in Chapter 21?

3. What is the name of the church that Sergeant Troy arrives at to marry Fanny in Chapter 16?

4. From what Shakespearean play is the line "Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" that is cited in Chapter 4?

5. From whom has Bathsheba inherited a farm in Weatherbury in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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