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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25 - 30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, according to the narrator in Chapter 18, "are to a farm what a fireplace is to a room"?
(a) "Farmhands."
(b) "Pigs."
(c) "Crops."
(d) "Stables."

2. What is the title of Chapter 10?
(a) "Mistress and Men."
(b) "Adventures by the Shore."
(c) "Recognition - A Timid Girl."
(d) "Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes."

3. What has the beautiful maid come to look for by Gabriel's hut in Chapter 3?
(a) Her hat.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Her kitten.
(d) Her mirror.

4. The narrator describes Bathsheba in Chapter 19 as "An Elizabethan in brain and" whom in spirit?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Othello.
(c) Mary Stuart.
(d) Henry VIII.

5. How old does Mr. Boldwood say he is when he proposes marriage to Bathsheba in Chapter 19?
(a) 38.
(b) 39.
(c) 43.
(d) 41.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter 25, "Idiosyncrasy and vicissitude had combined to stamp Sergeant Troy as" what?

2. What character from Shakespeare's Hamlet is Gabriel compared to by the narrator in Chapter 22?

3. Where does Gabriel go to seek lodging in the village after putting out the fire in Chapter 7?

4. What does the maiden do to revive Gabriel when she finds him passed out in his hut in Chapter 3?

5. Who threatens to leave her job because of Bathsheba's abusive behavior in Chapter 30?

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